How to Deal With Stress and Anxiety During Challenging Times
Life can get messy, and it’s natural to feel stressed out and anxious. Thankfully, there are many things you can do to alleviate those unsettling feelings. “You might feel a sense of anxiety, dread, uncertainty, disillusionment, or a little bit of fear—all of those...
Computational Psychiatry Postdoctoral Fellow Earns NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
Cognitive scientist, computational neuroscientist, well-being researcher—it’s hard to choose only one label to describe Shawn Rhoads, PhD, who recently completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Computational Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Health...
Tips for Coping With Child Anxieties: For Back-to-School and Beyond
For many kids, the back-to-school season stirs up nervous feelings. “It’s normal for anxiety to gear up before kids go back to school. Some are able to adapt, and that anxiety soon fades away. But others continue to experience heightened stress and worry,” says Saniya...
Psychiatry Residents Provide Free Mental Health Services Through the HOPE Center in Harlem
As a psychiatry resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Tina Kim, MD, had plenty of opportunities to treat patients in traditional clinical settings. But the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai also offers a less conventional locale: The First...
For Transplant Patients and Donors, Mount Sinai’s Transplant Psychiatrists Offer Unique Assistance
For a patient and their loves ones, preparing for an organ transplant is never easy, and the same holds true for someone considering donating an organ. Mount Sinai’s transplant psychiatry program is one of many resources there to help with the process and, in the end,...
Can Exercise Improve My Mental Health?
Exercise is great for your body—and your mind. When you engage in any physical activity, your brain releases “feel-good” chemicals (dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins) that boost your mood. In addition, forming long-term exercise habits can reduce your risk...