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Category: Mental Health - Emotional Health

Advice for getting through a winter of pandemic discontent
December 8, 2020
Interview with Kaushal Nanavati, MD, assistant dean of wellness at Upstate

A new treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease; a mental health network for college students; literary and visual arts journal marks 20 years: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020
November 20, 2020
Interviews with neurologist Jenny Meyer, MD, psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD,...

Mental health network serves hundreds of college students from SUNY campuses
November 4, 2020
Interview with Upstate psychiatrist Christopher Lucas, MD

Pandemic-related skin problems; staying well while working from home; helping colleges cope with COVID-19 restrictions: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020
August 20, 2020
Interviews with Upstate's dermatology chief Ramsay Farah, MD; assistant dean of...

Wellness advice for working from home: Set boundaries, make plans, stay engaged
August 14, 2020
Interview with Upstate assistant professor of family medicine and Assistant Dean...

Sleep challenges after a stroke; is mental illness related to violence?; exploring electrical disturbances in the heart and brain: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020
July 31, 2020
Interviews with associate professor of nursing Karen Klingman, PhD, and...

Don't look for motives in mass killings; focus on mental health, says psychiatrist
July 17, 2020
Interview with Ronald Pies, MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry at Upstate

Dealing with angst; a dramatic recovery from COVID-19; a possible new hazard from vaping: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, July 19, 2020
July 17, 2020
Interviews with Upstate clinical psychologist Jennifer Rapke, PsyD; Canastota...

Teen angst -- a problem in normal times -- may be heightened by pandemic
July 8, 2020
Interview with Upstate clinical psychologist Jennifer Rapke, PsyD

When patients with COVID need physical therapy; pandemic's death rates for people with disabilities; helping kids stressed by events: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, June 14, 2020
June 12, 2020
Interviews with doctor of physical therapy Zachary Boswell; researchers Margaret...

How to help kids cope with stressful times
June 12, 2020
Interview with Upstate child psychologist Anne Reagan, PsyD

Analyzing a rare syndrome in children; how the pandemic hits other countries; psychological impact of the coronavirus: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 24, 2020
May 22, 2020
Interviews with pediatric infectious disease specialist Jana Shaw, MD;...

Research focusing on COVID-19; emergency rooms adjust to the pandemic; using time in isolation for self-improvement: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 17, 2020
May 15, 2020
Interviews with research scientist Frank Middleton, PhD, emergency physician...

The pandemic may redefine a generation's ideas about itself and society
May 8, 2020
Interview with Upstate psychologist Rich O'Neill, PhD

What's been learned about the coronavirus; coping with loneliness, isolation in the pandemic: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, May 3, 2020
May 1, 2020
Interviews with Upstate infectious disease chief Stephen Thomas, MD, and social...

Rates of loneliness may be rising; here are ways to cope
April 24, 2020
Interview with Brian Amidon, a licensed clinical social worker at Upstate

Upstate nurses help a hard-hit downstate hospital; treating substance use issues in a pandemic; how attitude relates to finance: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday. April 26, 2020
April 24, 2020
Interviews with nurses Emery House and Rachel Carnicelli, nurse practitioner...

How to cope in a pandemic; allocating scarce medical resources; simple nutrition tips for the homebound: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, April 12, 2020
April 10, 2020
Interviews with Upstate social workers Tamika Hudson and Sara Obrist; bioethics...

Fighting the coronavirus: a hospital responds; respiratory therapists play key role; how to explain pandemic to anxious children: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 29, 2020
March 27, 2020
Interviews with Upstate University Hospital CEO Robert Corona, DO, respiratory...

Social workers care for the caregivers during pandemic; their tips can work for the public as well
March 26, 2020
Interview with Upstate social workers Tamika Hudson, left, and Sara Obrist