January 5, 2021 | 5 min read Seeing and Healing Social Isolation By Katherine Otto Chebly, MD, New York University Social isolation and loneliness are established risk factors for disease and early death. Routinely asking about patients about their social support system (or lack thereof) allows us to give more effective care.
"Primary Colors Ascending," by Janice Greenberg. December 17, 2024 | 5 min read The portal paradox By Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, Albany Medical College Communicating with patients electronically presents both benefits and challenges. I’ve cherished when patients have shared creative works with me—both in person and via the portal—although I recognize this may add to my message count.
June 4, 2018 | 2 min read Giving My Best to Each Patient By Ross Donehower, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine An oncologist shares his clinical mission statement, with the ultimate goal of making sure that each patient feels deeply cared for.
A shared client-therapist drawing created in a teletherapy session on Zoom whiteboard. Copyright with the authors. May 4, 2020 | 2 min read Connecting With Teens Via Telemedicine By Michelle Munson, LMSW, PhD, Nadia Jenefsky, MPS, LCAT Suspending judgement is critical to building a trusting relationship, especially with teens.
May 30, 2023 | 2 min read Artificial Intelligence: Artificial? Intelligent? Neither or Both? By Matthew Peters, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine AI can complement the work of mental health professionals, in addition to performing clerical tasks and analyzing big data for insightful trends.
