All Articles on Mental Health
Suicide prevention: Research network finds new way to predict riskLed by KPWHRI scientists, the study, “Predicting Suicide Attempts and Suicide Death Following Outpatient Visits Using Electronic Health Records,” aims to target those who need interventions most.
Exercise: Your Rx to prevent depression?Dr. Greg Simon explains how even modest physical activity can lift your mood.
How to keep guns — and troubled teens — safeDr. Grossman’s team has studied safe gun storage. And they found parents of adolescents with mental illness were no more likely to store guns safely.
Suicide risk: As predictable as getting struck by lightning?How safety planning for suicide risk is like the Red Cross' advice about thunderstorms.
What’s the best treatment for depression?Whether you try antidepressants, therapy, both, or neither, KPWHRI’s Dr. Gregory Simon points to 3 ‘active ingredients’ for feeling better.
Behavioral Health Integration: Empowered medical assistants are at the forefrontKaiser Permanente Washington Medical Assistant Santino Telles describes an initiative that’s improving patients’ lives — while increasing his joy and pride in his work.
Simple tips to keep your holidays healthyThe holiday season can be a joyous time for many. But it can also bring on some not-so-healthy behaviors such as too much alcohol, overeating, emotional stress, and even depression.
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