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Why the ICD Is More Popular than the DSM-5-TR
The ICD is the world’s shared diagnostic language, shaping global health policy and clinical practice. Learn why understanding it and its link to the DSM matters for every mental health professional.
Improve Your Staff’s Mental Health Training
Transform your team’s mental health training with five proven strategies, realistic simulations, ongoing learning, psychological safety, role relevance, and data-driven growth.
How to Remember Complex Disorders
Most students study the DSM-5-TR and memorize symptoms, but in real life, disorders don’t show up as bullet points. They appear in real people, subtly, emotionally, and often overlapping.
Top 5 Cheat Codes for Mental Health Courses
Here are five evidence-based strategies to help you thrive in your mental health coursework, with a special look at why simulation-based learning is the ultimate shortcut to mastering both theory and practice.
Think You’re Ready for Clinical Rotations?
Using Symptom Media’s powerful video simulations, you’ll step into the role of the clinician, observe a patient encounter, and document your findings just as you would in practice.
Lisa Korman, Psy.D., Nassau Community College
Lisa Korman, Psy.D., Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Nassau Community College shares her experience using Symptom Media in her abnormal psychology course.
Episode 6: The Many Faces of Grief in Healthcare
In this resonant episode of The Symptom Media Podcast: Bridging the Divide in Mental Health, host Dr. Lindi van Niekerk is joined by grief clinicians Danielle Glorioso, LCSW, and Amanda VerWys, ACSW.
Kathy Sexton-Radek, Ph.D., Elmhurst University
Kathy Sexton-Radek, Ph.D, Professor & Program Chair of Psychology at Elmhurst University, shares her experience using Symptom Media in undergraduate & graduate courses.
Resources for Nurses and the Importance of Education
The well-being and effectiveness of the nursing profession depend on both access to SUD education and resources for a strong foundation of whole person health.