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A Pandemic of Psychological Distress Is Upon Us

January 20, 2021 • By Tamar Rubinstein, MD, Natoshia Cunningham, PhD, & Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE

It is nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and the third wave is upon us, overwhelming hospital systems in many states across the country. But the alarms are being sounded for another looming pandemic as well. As early as spring 2020, significant increases were documented in the prevalence of depression and anxiety,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Patient Perspective Tagged With: COVID-19, Mental Health

Taking Time for Self-Care Helps Alleviate Stress, Burnout in Physicians

April 6, 2020 • By Kimberly Retzlaff

Afton Hassett, PsyD, offers self-care tips and resources to handle stress, avoid burnout and stay healthy while caring for others.... [Read More]

Filed Under: Professional Topics Tagged With: COVID-19, stress management, wellness

In It Together: Peer-Support Programs Help Physicians After Stressful Events

April 3, 2019 • By Carina Stanton

A formal peer-support program for medical providers affected by stress and trauma is gradually becoming a cultural norm for rheumatologists and other physicians at Johns Hopkins University…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Practice Management

Licensed Psychologists Help Emotionally Distressed Patients

July 2, 2018 • By Karen Appold

Patients newly diagnosed with a rheumatic disease may have difficulty coping and require help beyond the rheumatology clinic. A licensed psychologist can help these patients manage their anxiety and depression through counseling…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions Tagged With: anxiety, Care Team, Depression, healthcare team, licensed psychologist, Mental Health, patient care, psychological disorder

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Only Slightly Improves Low Back Pain

April 26, 2017 • By Will Boggs, MD

(Reuters Health)—Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs (MSBR) appear to improve low back pain only slightly, and only temporarily, a review of previous research suggests. These programs combine meditation while sitting and walking, yoga, focusing attention on different parts of the body and incorporation of mindfulness/awareness into everyday life. Earlier studies found MBSR to be helpful for… [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions, Soft Tissue Pain Tagged With: Back pain, Chronic pain, low back pain, mindfulness

Rheumatologist Dr. Jonathan Coblyn Releases Stress by Fishing

July 12, 2016 • By Carol Patton

Jonathan Coblyn, MD, was around 10 years old the first time his father took him fishing in April to Great South Bay, the largest shallow saltwater bay in New York. It was so cold that he remembers scraping frost off the lines that tied the family’s 26-foot motorboat to the pier. Dr. Coblyn, clinical chief… [Read More]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: Dr. Jonathan Coblyn, fishing, hobby, Profile, rheumatologist

Rheumatologists Have More Money, Less Stress in 2012

July 1, 2013 • By Kimberly Retzlaff

Recent Medscape Physician Lifestyle and Physician Compensation surveys rank rheumatologists in the middle range of physician incomes, and low for career burnout... [Read More]

Filed Under: Career Development, Professional Topics Tagged With: job satisfaction, physician, rheumatologist, Salary, Stress

Advocacy Leadership Conference: Reflections from an Accidental Rheumatology Advocate

May 19, 2022 • By Samantha C. Shapiro, MD

At my first Advocacy Leadership Conference as a member of the ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee, I discovered the power of stories from the clinic and how lawmakers value clinicians’ input on healthcare legislation. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Legislation & Advocacy, Professional Topics Tagged With: ACR Capitol Hill visit, ACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC), Advocacy Leadership Conference, copay accumulators, drug costs, workforce shortage

Diagnosing & Caring for Patients with Fibromyalgia

May 19, 2022 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

Doebl et al. compared the effect of symptoms and the healthcare use of people with fibromyalgia with those who fulfilled the criteria for fibromyalgia but had not been diagnosed and those with chronic pain. They found patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia reported the poorest healthcare experiences and were more likely than other study participants to be unemployed due to health issues. Their findings reveal an urgent need exists for a model of care for patients with fibromyalgia. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Conditions Tagged With: Arthritis Care & Research, Chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, Pain, Pain Management, patient care

Rheum After 5: Dr. Umbreen Hasan, Painter

May 12, 2022 • By Linda Childers

A practicing rheumatologist for 20 years, Umbreen Hasan, MD, FACP, MBA, Coon Rapids, Minn., knows how challenging it can be to work through pain. Over the years, she has helped many patients learn how to manage chronic pain so they can continue to pursue the activities they love. Five years ago, after suffering a severe… [Read More]

Filed Under: Audio, Profiles, Rheum After 5 Tagged With: Dr. Umbreen Hasan

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