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Alcohol Use Assessments

Mar 4, 2025 | Educational Resources, Free Resources, Informative Articles, Videos

Alcohol Use Assessments: A Vital Tool for Understanding and Addressing Alcohol Consumption Alcohol use assessments are comprehensive evaluations designed to assess an individual’s drinking patterns, behaviors, and potential risks associated with alcohol...

Stimulant Use Disorder

Feb 26, 2025 | Educational Resources, Informative Articles, Previews

Stimulant Use Disorder Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment Understanding Stimulant Use Disorder Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD) is a mental health condition marked by the problematic and compulsive use of stimulant drugs, despite the significant harm and adverse...

Veteran’s Mental Health Challenges and Training Solutions for Providers

Feb 13, 2025 | Educational Resources, Informative Articles

Veterans’ Mental Health Challenges and Training Solutions for Providers The mental health landscape for veterans is a complex terrain laden with challenges that arise from experiences unique to military service and the often turbulent transition from active duty to...

Nurses, Doctors & Burnout

Feb 13, 2025 | Educational Resources, Informative Articles

Nurses, Doctors & Burnout Burnout, a state of mental and physical exhaustion, is particularly relevant in the healthcare system where the stakes are high and the hours are long. Healthcare professionals like doctors and nurses often find themselves in high-stress...

Integrating Behavioral Health Care into the Primary Health Care Settings

Feb 12, 2025 | Educational Resources, Informative Articles

Integrating Behavioral Health Care into the Primary Health Care Settings Current State of Behavioral Health Care and Its Separation from Primary Health Care The landscape of behavioral health care currently operates largely in isolation from primary health care....

Understanding Somatic Symptom Disorder: Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment

Feb 12, 2025 | Educational Resources, Informative Articles, Previews

Understanding Somatic Symptom Disorder: Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment Everyone, at some point in their lives, experiences worry about their health. New or strange symptoms increase this anxiety for everyone, but this worry takes over and consumes people with...

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Transform Your Next Lecture

How One 2-Minute Video Can Transform Your Next Lecture Imagine walking into class with nothing but a short, two-minute simulation in your back pocket. No lengthy slides, no overstuffed textbook chapters, just one compelling video clip. That’s all it takes to spark...

Spot the Symptoms

Can You Spot Three Symptoms in 20 Seconds or Less? Think you can recognize clinical symptoms as quickly as the best-trained clinicians? Let’s put that skill to the test. In this new Symptom Media challenge, you’ll watch a 20-second video clip from one of our film...

3 Micro-Skills That Separate Good Clinicians From Great Ones

3 Micro-Skills That Separate Good Clinicians From Great Ones When we think of great clinicians, we often picture someone with advanced degrees, years of experience, or an encyclopedic knowledge of the DSM. But what truly separates good clinicians from great ones often...

Top 5 Mistakes New Nurses Make When Dealing with Psych Patients

Top 5 Mistakes New Nurses Make When Dealing with Psych Patients Stepping into a psychiatric unit for the first time can feel overwhelming. Unlike medical-surgical nursing, where the focus is often on stabilizing vitals or managing physical symptoms, psychiatric care...

Geriatric Mental Health

Geriatric Mental Health: Identifying Cognitive Decline and Mood DisordersThe world is experiencing a profound demographic shift: people are living longer than ever before. By 2030, older adults will number over 1.4 billion, accounting for nearly one in every six...

Why Simulations Beat Flashcards Every Time

Why Simulations Beat Flashcards Every Time Flashcards have had a long run in mental health education. They’re easy, portable, and perfect for cramming before exams. But when it comes to actually understanding people, not just remembering lists of symptoms, they fall...

Top 5 Ways to Fight Student Disengagement

Top 5 Ways to Fight Student Disengagement Disengagement is one of the biggest hurdles in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that only about half of students feel actively engaged in their learning experiences, with disengagement linked to lower retention rates...

Episode 7: From Burnout to Belonging

Episode 7: From Burnout to Belonging: Creating Flourishing Healthcare CulturesIn this inspiring season finale of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk sits down with Dr. Kim Garver, Dr. Jared Christensen, and Dr....

From Intro Psych to Abnormal Psych

The Swiss Army Knife to Your Curriculum Every professor has their go-to tools. Maybe it’s a favorite textbook, a set of slides you’ve polished over the years, or the discussion prompts that always get students talking. But if you’ve ever wished for something that...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evolution, Evidence, and the Enduring Power of ChangeCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), did not begin with a grand experiment or institutional decree, but with a deceptively simple question: What if the way we think about the world...