All Posts: mental health

• Helping Future Caretakers Take Care of Themselves

  (March 15, 2019) — When Simoné Jalon [SIM-oh-nay JAH-lahn], PsyD, discovered that Georgetown University was seeking a psychologist to work at the School of Medicine, she eagerly applied for the position. Motivated to work with medical students, Jalon started her position as the primary psychologist for Georgetown University School of Medicine on March 1. Hired […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: mental health, School of Medicine, student wellness, wellness

• Back to School: Good Mental Health Homework

  Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, director of the AAKOMA Project and adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, says there are a few important steps parents and other loved ones can take to ensure that their teens are on the best path to good mental health as they return to school.

  Category: News Release Tags: mental health, population health

• Indoor Tanning Dependency Common in Young Women, Especially in Those With Depression

  A survey of young, white women who have used indoor tanning at least once in the past year showed that more than one in five of them have signs of being addicted to the high dose of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from tanning beds. In addition, women with symptoms of depression were three times more likely to meet the criteria for having a tanning dependence.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, indoor tanning, mental health, population health