Posts Tagged ‘behavioral health’
Mental Health Coping Tips for Your Kids as They Transition Between Online and In-Person Schooling
Satish Shashidhara, DO, is a board certified Child & Adolescent psychiatrist with Inova Behavioral Health Services. Dr. Shashidhara is the Medical Director for the Adolescent Mental Health Unit at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, and with little to no warning, children and adolescents saw all of their routines upended by lockdowns.…
Read MoreInova Announces Gift to Support Expansion of Behavioral Health Services at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Falls Church, VA – Inova is announcing that longtime supporters Jeffrey and Amiya Veatch have pledged $3.5 million to expand critically-needed behavioral health services at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Virginia region has seen an increase in residents seeking behavioral health services. Behavioral health inpatient admissions at…
Read MorePostpartum Depression and the Holidays
Chandrika Balgobin, DO, PMH-C, perinatal psychiatrist for Women’s Behavioral Health Services , Shana Bellow, Ph.D., LCP, psychologist, Inova Women’s Behavioral Health Services and Tara Croan, LCSW, PMH-C, perinatal therapist for Women’s Behavioral Health Services Editor’s note: Although “postpartum depression” is the term most people know, a more fitting term is perinatal mood and anxiety disorders,…
Read MoreWhen Does a Mental Health Challenge Become an Emergency, and Where Should You Go for Help?
By Paula Gaudino, MSW LCSW, Director of Inova Behavioral Health Services, Emergency Services If you suddenly begin to have chest pain and shortness of breath, you likely know what to do: you head to the emergency room, because you might be having a heart attack. You know that a heart attack is a potentially life-threatening…
Read MorePeer Recovery Saves Lives in the Inova Alexandria Hospital Emergency Department
Jeremy H. Graf, MD is board-certified in emergency medicine. Dr. Graf is the Chief Medical Officer of Inova Alexandria Hospital. Lydia G. Haile, MD, FACEP, is board-certified in emergency medicine. Dr. Haile is Chief of Inova Alexandria Hospital’s Emergency Department. Linda Thompson is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist. Linda helps people struggling with addiction as…
Read MoreInova to Expand Behavioral Health Beds in Northern Virginia
Falls Church, VA — Inova Health System filed a letter of intent with the Commonwealth of Virginia today to build 20 additional inpatient behavioral health beds at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH). The letter of intent is the first step in the state regulatory approval process and will precede a Certificate of Public Need application…
Read MoreThe Most Common Perinatal Problem? Depression and Anxiety. But There Is Hope
Rachel Noble, MS, LPC, is a mental health provider. She serves as Director of Theapeutic Programs and Women’s Behavioral Health Services at Inova Health System. In honor of Mother’s Day, and in recognition that May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, here is some helpful information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs): what they…
Read More8 Ways to Cope with Holiday Sadness During COVID-19
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA, is board-certified in psychiatry. After months of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all eager for a return to normal. But with case counts still rising, the holidays will look pretty different this year. Public health agencies are advising that people avoid gathering with others outside their immediate households,…
Read MoreTalking to Your Primary Care Provider About Mental Health
Alex Krist, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician. He chairs the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes the national guidelines for preventive care. He also directs a primary care practice-based research network in Virginia and practices family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice – An Inova Partner. Every once in a while, the stress…
Read MoreTele-Behavioral Health: COVID-19 and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care
Expert Q&A with Rick Leichtweis, PhD, Executive Director, Inova Kellar Center Rick Leichtweis, PhD, serves as Executive Director for Inova Kellar Center. He is a leader in the educational and mental health field and has extensive experience in developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and special education programs. Across the U.S., and here…
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