May 30, 2019
Too much screen time can cause health problems for an adult. Mix it with the turmoil of teen years — or the plasticity of a preschooler’s brain — and it can lead to conditions ranging from obesity to mental health disorders.
May 24, 2019
In this special edition of Ask Us Anything About..., Lanae Ampersand, program manager for Behavioral Health at Penn State Health, addresses questions regarding stress, live from the Business Women’s Forum at Messiah College.
May 15, 2019
Highmark Health and Penn State Health are making progress in addressing opioid misuse and addiction in central Pennsylvania, responding to the region’s needs with an approach that emphasizes primary prevention, safe prescribing, high-quality and accessible treatment for substance use disorder, innovative research and medical education, and community supports.
May 13, 2019
Penn State researchers study the links between stress, depression and cardiovascular disease that may help design future intervention and prevention strategies.
Apr 15, 2019
A regular column that features the advice of psychiatric experts from Penn State Health has been recognized by an international media organization.
Mar 20, 2019
As part of a joint exercise with Penn State Dickinson Law, child and adolescent psychiatric fellows from Penn State Health Children's Hospital recently participated in a mock hearing.
Mar 14, 2019
Penn State College of Medicine researchers received 41 grants in February. They’ll use at least two of them totaling nearly $1.3 million to fight Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic.
Feb 14, 2019
Caregiver jobs often come loaded with pressures. In fact, caregivers face a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder because of the stress that can accompany taking care of others.
Feb 6, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's psychiatry residents, fellows and interns recently held a fundraiser in support of Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg.
Jan 9, 2019
Penn State's fourth annual Addiction Symposium took place Nov. 28, 2018.
