Self-compassion training programs were taught to certified nurse assistants at the nursing home where they were employed. The programs were shown to be feasible and acceptable, and stress and depression improved significantly post-program, and therefore show promise for managing stress and improving wellbeing and compassion toward residents.

Self-compassion programs were offered to 22 certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Qualitative data analyses from post-training focus group discussions identified four themes pertaining to changes in: (1) stress management, (2) appreciation and support, (3) caregiver role, and (4) connection to others.

This Letter to the Editor highlights the potentials and pitfalls of alternative scheduling paradigms to be utilized in psychiatry residency training programs.

When I was in graduate school for clinical psychology, very few people in the field were talking about suicide risk in autistic individuals (note: I use identity-first language [e.g., “autistic person”] instead of person-first language [e.g., “person with autism”] because most of my community partners prefer identity-first language). Over the past decade, a growing body … Read more

My reflections on working with suicidal patients: Jacob Schonberg, Peer Support Specialist, UNC Wake ACT I have been working in community mental health for the last 13 years, 11 of them with ACT teams.  In that time, I’ve taken many different trainings, on a variety of subjects, from a variety of trainers with different skills … Read more

Reflections on working with suicidal patients: Laura McDaniel, UNC Wakebrook FBC Clinical Supervisor I work on a psychiatric crisis unit. A large proportion of the patients I work with are actively thinking about suicide. I work with people who come to us on their own because they are trying to listen to that small part … Read more

Assessing parenting concerns in the early bereavement period could enhance the provision of family-centered end-of-life care for dying parents. Across the globe, the devastating toll of the COVID-19 pandemic creates a pressing need to support the mental health of newly bereaved adults with minor children.

Adolescents with eating disorders presenting for treatment were categorized by their binge/purge symptoms and compared on clinical presentation.