LGBTQ+ and Mental Health
As we celebrate Pride Month, here are some resources for supporting LGBTQ+ communities from a mental health perspective. https://mhanational.org/issues/lgbtq-communities-and-mental-health
Category: News
Commemorating Juneteenth
Andrea Taylor (COM’68), BU’s senior diversity officer, on the holiday’s origins and why it’s important to commemorate it now. What Is Juneteenth?
Dr. Stefan Hofmann on Anxiety and Small Talk
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/well/small-talk-anxiety-strangers.html
Drs. Ellen Hendriksen and Rachel Merson on Anxiety and Re-Entry into Pre-Pandemic Life
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly
Dr. Rachel Merson on the Challenge of Accepting Normal Risks Given COVID
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/11/opinion/final-pandemic-challenge-learning-accept-normal-risks-again/
Dr. Stefan Hofmann Added to American Association for Advancement of Science
http://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/bu-2020-aaas-fellows/
Dr. Donna Pincus on the Timely Benefits of a Good Cry
https://elemental.medium.com/what-you-need-right-now-is-a-good-cry-52cc328f4fe4
Dr. Donna Pincus on Anxiety and All Those ZOOM Meetings!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/12/lifestyle/anxious-about-that-next-zoom-meeting-youre-not-alone/#bgmp-comments
Exposure Treatment for Phobias at CARD Feared on The Chronicle (Boston Channel 5)
Do spiders give you shivers? Elevators an elevated heartbeat? Clowns a cold, clammy feeling? Tonight, Shayna Seymour wants you to face your fears. She discovers how phobias begin, spotlights the latest in treatment, from exposure therapy to hypnosis, and goes into the streets to discover what scares Bostonians. Plus, we meet up with Stephen Shannon […]
CARD Alum – Dr. Andrea Taylor on Mental Health Stigma Particularly in the Black Community
Dr. Andrea Taylor, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and trained at our Center many years ago, addresses the stigma of seeking professional help for anxiety and depression, especially within the Black community. https://www.iqmediacorp.com/ClipPlayer?ClipID=be073ba5-40f8-4878-a24c-3eca4f0f2654&TE=%7B0%7D