Working with Appalachian Patients

Learn more working with Appalachian patients, including demographics, significant history, best practices and disparities.

Undocumented Immigrants

Learn more about treating undocumented patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

LGBTQ

Learn more about treating LGBTQ patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

African Americans

Learn more about treating African American patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

Jewish Americans

Learn more about treating Jewish American patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

What are Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders?

Learn about disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders, including symptoms, risk factors and treatment options

What are Personality Disorders?

What are personality disorders? A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning, and lasts over time.

What is Perinatal Depression (formerly Postpartum)?

Peripartum depression is a serious, but treatable medical illness involving feelings of extreme sadness, indifference and/or anxiety, as well as changes in energy, sleep, and appetite. It carries risks for the mother and child.

What is Gender Dysphoria?

Learn about gender dysphoria, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

What Are Specific Learning Disorders?

Specific learning disorders, or learning disabilities, are neurodevelopmental disorders that are typically diagnosed in early school-aged children, although may not be recognized until adulthood.

What are Sleep Disorders?

Sleep disorders (or sleep-wake disorders) involve problems with the quality, timing, and amount of sleep, which result in daytime distress and impairment in functioning.

What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury.