March 30, 2020
By uclahealth 
Video Visits Becoming Ideal During Covid-19 Pandemic
Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, featured, mental health, telehealth, video visits
March 23, 2020
As Stay-at-Home Orders Increase, so do Feelings of Loneliness and Depression
By uclahealth
Quarantine Mandate May Affect Mental Health
Tags: Anxiety, depression, featured, loneliness, mental health, stress management
March 18, 2020
Coping with Coronavirus Fears and Anxiety
By uclahealth
Tips to Alleviate Stress During a Pandemic
Tags: Anxiety, coronavirus, featured, social anxiety, stress
February 24, 2020
Sharing, Talking, Hugging Leads to Healing After a Loss
By uclahealth
Deaths of polarizing figures in our society yield moments of grief, reflection, and unity
Tags: coping with grief, featured, kobe bryant, UCLA Health
July 16, 2019
Postpartum Depression: Early Diagnosis and Treatment are Key
By uclahealth
During the postpartum period, new moms may be emotionally sensitive or experience mood swings. This is known as the “baby blues” period, and for many new moms it will usually subside after about two weeks. But at least one in nine new moms develop a more serious condition, postpartum depression, which can negatively impact the […]
Tags: baby blues, hormones, mood swings, postpartum, postpartum blues, postpartum depression, sleep deprivation
April 10, 2019
By uclahealth
“I’ve seen through our magnet journey how the nurses here light up when they’re talking about the projects they’re involved in,” says Iris Mayoral, a clinical nurse at the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, which was awarded Magnet Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. “I’m involved in the falls prevention project. Patients in the […]
Tags: featured, Magnet Designation, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
March 14, 2019
Placebo effect: sugar pills as medicine?
By uclahealth
The placebo effect occurs when people respond to treatments that have no medical reason to be effective. Although the placebo effect is generally accepted as being real, exactly why these treatments work remains a mystery. One common theory is that the mind acts on the body to bring on the physical response. New research suggests […]
Tags: Anxiety, back pain, caregiver, depression, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, placebo effect, schizophrenia
March 8, 2019
Eating disorders in adolescents are on the rise: here’s how to spot them
By uclahealth
Eating disorders can affect every age, gender, race and socioeconomic group. In youths and young adults, the incidence of eating disorders is more than 5 percent for females and 1 percent for males. You can’t tell from looking at someone that they have an eating disorder. It is important to pay attention to the subtle […]
Tags: anorexia nervosa, ARFID, Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, binge eating, binge eating disorder, brain health, bulimia nervosa, digestive health, eating disorders, heart health, nutrition, pre-teen
September 28, 2018
Ask the Doctors – Am I a hoarder?
Dear Doctor: I’m a 77-year-old woman – and I’m a hoarder. Well, maybe I’m a hoarder. Maybe I’m just lazy or a procrastinator. Regardless, how can I get myself in gear? Hoarding behavior has only recently been recognized as a disorder. According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, […]
Tags: Anxiety, Ask the Doctors, behavioral therapy, depression, Dr. Robert Ashley, hoarding behavior
September 25, 2018
Ask the Doctors – How risky are ‘magic mushrooms’?
Dear Doctors: I see that psilocybin mushrooms – what we used to call magic mushrooms – are being studied now as a possible treatment for PTSD and depression. I’ve struggled with severe depression my whole life. Would it be risky for me to give magic mushrooms a try? In a word – yes. Although emerging […]
Tags: Anxiety, Ask the Doctors, Controlled Substances Act, depression, Dr. Eve Glazier, Dr.Elizabeth Ko, magic mushrooms, psilocybin, PTSD, Schedule 1 substance
