Anxiety Archives

01.28.2022 Dr. Tom Insel

Tom Insel

Dr. Tom Insel, a former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, sat down with PHP to discuss themes from his upcoming book Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health.

Fellow Sara Mar

01.11.2022 Silhouette of child standing alone in field

Mental Health and Migrant Family Separation

The mental health impacts of separating migrant children from their families are grim.

Guest Author Olivia Shadid

11.11.2021 M Daniele Fallin

M. Daniele Fallin

M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She studies how environments, behavior and genetic variation contribute to the risk of psychiatric disease.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

09.02.2021 car on road illustration

Destigmatizing Latinx Mental Health

A first-generation immigrant challenges Latinx to talk about mental health and shares her own story.

Guest Author Alin Yuriko Badillo Carrillo

07.29.2021 working parent with child

Pandemic Parenting

Results from a study of parents during the pandemic reveals negative mental health effects, but also some positive outcomes as a result of more time at home together for families.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

07.22.2021 feet on scale

The Weight of It All

People with eating disorders who don’t meet the low-weight classification are often misdiagnosed, face size discrimination from medical practitioners and structural barriers to care.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

07.20.2021 women with head in hand

Mental Health Needs of Emergent Latinx Communities

Researchers describe an evaluation of healthcare utilization among uninsured Latinx immigrants from Central America’s Northern Triangle, a region comprising Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

Guest Authors Linda Bucay Harari, Carlos Castillo-Salgado

07.06.2021 humor graphs

A Joke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Humor is associated with increased mental wellbeing and decreased loneliness and headaches.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

05.21.2021 silhouettes of people singing and dancing

I Got a Story to Tell

The percentage of rap songs referencing suicide, depression and mental health increased dramatically during the study period from 1998-2018.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

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