Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19: Mental Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physicians
For most physicians, the practice of medicine is as much a calling as it is a profession. The calling of this practice is rooted in the character of the physician whose daily decisions and patient
5 Actionable Ways to Manage Panic Attacks
Panic attacks can be frightening and disorienting, often arriving without warning and creating a surge of intense physical and emotional sensations. Approximately 4.7% of U.S. adults experience panic disorder at some time in their lives.
Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19: Better Days Ahead – the Rollout of Vaccines
As I began writing this next installment on the series, “Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19” I was struck by how much had changed in the last 6 months regarding COVID-19. Based
Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19: Resources for Preventing Physician Stress & Burnout
James Lake, M.D., wrote in a June 2020 article in the Psychiatric Times on “4 Pillars of Good Mental Health.” Dr. Lake states, “It is of utmost importance to focus on improving lifestyle factors, which
The History of Wellness
Though considered by many a newer concept, the tenets of wellness date back to antiquity. Long before recorded history, human drive for survival and exposure to the ubiquity of physical suffering and death must have elicited
Physician Wellness in America
“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” -Sir Winston Churchill. The issue of physician wellness has grown immensely in importance over the last decade or more, and with the COVID-19 pandemic still
Wellness Action Item: Exercise
Whether you are an experienced gym enthusiast, a runner or active in a healthy aerobic sport, there is no single act that one can commit to than voluntary physical exercise in support of personal health
Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19: Resources for Preventing Physician Stress & Burnout
“Wellness is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” -WHO James Lake, M.D., wrote in a June 2020 article in the Psychiatric Times on
Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19: “If not now, when?”
It’s been a year. A whole year. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally declared COVID-19 a world pandemic. Now, more than a year later, we are still in the midst of the