Five Ways to Improve Your Work Habits in the New Year
For those making a resolution to be more productive, Tufts expert Debra Lerner shares strategies
Psychiatry
Your New Year’s Resolution: Accept Yourself
A Tufts psychiatrist offers mental, spiritual, and philosophical frameworks—along with some practical advice—for stepping away from New Year’s resolutions and toward self-acceptance
Prioritizing Mental Health Care and Access Post-Pandemic
Tufts University School of Medicine Chair of Psychiatry Paul Summergrad discusses the pandemic’s impact on mental health and what needs to be done to improve access to care
The Mental Health Emergency in Young People: What Parents Need to Know
A child psychiatrist explains what’s behind the crisis and how we can all help kids who are struggling
Coping with Anxiety in a Time of Pandemic
A psychology professor answers questions about worry and fear—and what we can do to help
The Psychological Toll of Wildfires
As climate change brings more natural disasters, more people will have to cope with traumatic stress
Snapchat Depression
Why has the rate of teenage depression and anxiety doubled in a generation? A School of Medicine psychiatry professor says the answer is in our pockets.
Hate Speech Is Killing Us
Bigotry is both virulent and contagious, causing damage and spreading from person to person, and both victims of bigotry and bigots are harmed
From Cowboys to Commandos
Dr. Ronald Pies, clinical professor of psychiatry, examines how the evolving nature of male role models in the media may be linked to the rising rates of sexual assault and mass shootings.