Daily ArchiveApril 8, 2015

ByDr. Berney

A new episode of The Mental Breakdown podcast has been uploaded! Check it out!!: itun.es/us/YFA95.c http://t.co/F20kKYpwD6

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ByDr. Berney

Episode 03 – Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Violence: In Episode 03, Drs. Berney and Richard expand their… fb.me/1He4Vbtup

ByDr. Berney

Episode 03 – Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Violence

In Episode 03, Drs. Berney and Richard expand their discussion of mental health and mental illness. In this episode, the relationship between mental illness and violence is reviewed. While many believe that violent offenders often have some form of mental illness, Drs. Berney and Richard provide multiple examples that illustrate the relatively small relationship between mental illness and violence.

This episode was edited by Andrew Rasmussen.

ByDr. Berney

Article from Medscape on Suicide Risks for Medical Students: We often think of students in professional schools… fb.me/7gBzFcbEL

ByDr. Berney

Article from Medscape on Suicide Risks for Medical Students

We often think of students in professional schools (medical, law, and graduate) as being smart, stable individuals. However, the stress and pressure placed on these students, who are sometimes in the mid 20s, is immense. Calls in to question an issue I have written about before, what are colleges and other institutes of higher education doing to prevent mental health problems in students?

Do you think that medical schools should do more to weed out students who could potentially “crack” under the pressure or do you think that they should offer them emotional and mental health supports?

Read the article here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/842318?nlid=79203_2051&src=wnl_edit_medn_psyc&uac=91982CZ&spon=12