Mental Health

Vanessa Torres-Llenza, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at SMHS, is committed herself to strengthening mental health care in Puerto Rico.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Men's Health for an article about the different ways that stress makes you sick.

Sangeeta, Ramesh, Asha. Those are names of children whose lives were restored thanks to Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD, RESD ’13, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Kohrt told their stories at his installment as the Charles and Sonia Akman Professor in Global Psychiatry.

As displaced refugees from Middle Eastern nations and parts of Africa make their way through the hills of Turkey and across the Aegean Sea to Greece, their needs – food, shelter, clothing – are basic but essential. Equally important to their survival is psychological well-being. 

Eleanor Mackey, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, spoke to NPR for an article about helping children deal with the stress that comes with going back to school.

Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to U.S. News & World Report for an article discussing the effects keeping secrets can have on physical and mental health.

Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D., associate clinical professor of dermatology, spoke to Verily about how stress, in many different forms, can affect the skin.

Burnout among physicians, residents, and medical students is a growing issue, but according to Lotte N. Dyrbye, M.D., M.H.P.E., professor of medicine and of medical education at Mayo Clinic, there are things clinicians can do to achieve better well-being.

Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., offered potential solutions for mental health care during the 14th Annual Jerry M. Wiener, M.D., Lecture in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Global Mental Health Program provides unique training opportunities for residents