Monthly Archives: October 2016

Precision Medicine in Psychiatry

In 2015, the Obama Administration launched the Precision Medicine Initiative, a major research effort aimed at changing the way we treat disease and improving health. Precision medicine tailors treatment to individual patients based on a variety of information, including genetic … Continue reading →

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Writing for Mental Health

Keeping a journal, or journaling, can be a powerful tool to help maintain and improve overall wellness and to help address specific mental health challenges. Keeping a journal is simply the act of writing daily about your experiences, observations, thoughts … Continue reading →

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Think Positive: How Positive Psychiatry Promotes Recovery

September is National Recovery Month, a time to celebrate those recovering from mental health issues and to remind everyone that recovery is possible. Recovery is a process. An important part of recovery is helping people understand their own strengths to … Continue reading →

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Music Therapy: Can It Really Reduce The Levels of Anxiety Among Patients?

For a lot of people, music therapy is an effective tool to make them feel better. While such claim has long been a mere opinion, a recent study has turned it into a fact that could help not just the … Continue reading →

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Music, the Mind and Healing

You don’t need to be a musician to appreciate the significant impact music can have on our lives. Music can elicit strong memories, calm us, or energize a crowd. Many of us can name certain songs that bring up strong … Continue reading →

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