April 12, 2024
April is Autism Acceptance Month, also known as Autism Awareness Month. Learn the facts about autism to help raise awareness and increase acceptance of people living with autism.
April 9, 2024
April is National Minority Health Month. Weill Cornell Medicine can help you catch up if you’re behind on needed health screenings.
April 4, 2024
Sharing his own expertise about the loneliness epidemic and what we can do about it, Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher answers your FAQs and clarifies the major points raised in Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report.
April 2, 2024
Do you wish you could live in the moment and handle stress better? Practicing mindfulness may be what you need.
March 21, 2024
Drugs and alcohol have inherent risk. Before you take another drink or hit, read these facts to learn how drugs and alcohol may affect you.
March 6, 2024
Between grey skies, shorter days and our tendency to stay indoors due to cold weather, it’s normal to feel like you’re in a slump during winter. Some of us experience a dip in mood that goes beyond the blahs. It’s called seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
February 28, 2024
Developing an eating disorder can happen to anyone. Recognizing the signs and getting prompt treatment can help people quickly recover from an eating disorder.
January 23, 2024
Postpartum depression, then, occurs during the first year after giving birth. But for many, mood disorders can occur during pregnancy, well before a woman gives birth.
January 19, 2024
We’re delighted to announce that once again, Weill Cornell Medicine’s physicians are among the best in the country.
January 18, 2024
Navigating the road from alcohol misuse to recovery can be hard. Finding supportive care is a key component in achieving long-term recovery.
December 20, 2023
Anxiety can be particularly problematic for kids and teens for various reasons. Learn how to help and recognize the signs of youth anxiety.
December 6, 2023
If you’re a parent or a caregiver, you’re about to get much busier than usual. Between holiday shopping, cooking and visits with friends and family, you’ll soon have a lot more on your plate than pumpkin pie. What’s more, your children will be on winter break before you can say “Happy Holidays”!
November 10, 2023
Learn about post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and veterans and how to get support tailored to military service members’ unique needs.
October 16, 2023
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, as well as terrorism and violence around the world and in our communities, the Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is here to provide help and support.
October 10, 2023
"I think when people think about alcohol use disorder or alcohol addiction, they often imagine the middle-aged person drinking every day, losing out on a lot of the benefits of life,” explained Jonathan Avery, MD, the Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry. “But really, it's binge drinking that is going to get most people in trouble in this life … we know high school and college kids binge drink a lot.”
September 11, 2023
This special episode of Kids Health Cast: "On Youth Anxiety" comes from On the Mind, the official podcast from the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Host Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher and Dr. Angela Chiu explore the causes of anxiety within children and adolescents and evidence-based treatments and tactics that can be used to treat mild to severe anxiety.
September 7, 2023
In this two-part series, Dr. Angela Chiu answers questions that parents and caregivers frequently ask about back-to-school anxiety. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry and practices at the Center for Youth Mental Health at New York-Presbyterian, where she helps children of all ages, adults, parents and caregivers with anxiety conditions.
September 6, 2023
Anxiety is a normal emotion that helps us throughout life: it can motivate us to study a bit more for a test, be more careful in traffic and wash our hands more often during flu season. Anxiety, however, can become problematic and even debilitating at certain points in life, including during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.
August 28, 2023
In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Andrea Beth Temkin, Psy.D. discusses what parents and children should know about managing back-to-school anxiety.
July 19, 2023
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Celebrate diversity and learn about the impacts mental health has on minority communities.
