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Topics: Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

The Medical Minute: Suicide: A public health crisis

Sep 13, 2018

Each day in the United States, 123 people take their own lives. For each of those deaths, at least 25 more people attempt suicide. The statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention support Dr. Ahmad Hameed’s opinion that suicide has become a public health crisis.

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The Medical Minute: Working through life’s daily stress

Aug 22, 2018

Although some people are genetically more susceptible to the stressors of daily life than others, most could benefit from learning how to lower that stress before it negatively affects their physical and mental health.

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Ask Us Anything About… Suicide

Jul 13, 2018

Suicide rates are headed in the wrong direction. In 2016, 45,000 Americans age 10 or older took their own lives, reflecting a rise of nearly 30 percent since 1999. We discuss the issue with Dr. Ahmad Hameed, a psychiatrist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

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Ask Us Anything About… ADHD

Oct 4, 2017

Did you know over 10 percent of school aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD? We address the topic in this interview with Dr. James Waxmonsky, division chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Health.

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Ask Us Anything About… Bipolar Disorder

Aug 11, 2017

What is bipolar disorder? What causes it? How is it diagnosed? We get some answers from Dr. Erika Saunders.

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Shapiro, Saunders appointed to leadership roles

Apr 20, 2015

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center elevated two faculty members to key leadership positions in 2015: Dr. Dan Shapiro to vice dean for faculty and administrative affairs and Dr. Erika Saunders to chair of the Department of Psychiatry.

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