Health Examined

Psychiatry

GLP-1 Agonists May Help Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Use

Charles Hebert M.D. on October 1, 2024

Drugs for weight loss are top of mind but out of reach for many despite wide-ranging benefits.

Drugs for weight loss are top of mind but out of reach for many despite wide-ranging benefits.

Suicide

The SCOTUS Decision on Homelessness May Increase Suicides

Charles Hebert M.D. on July 12, 2024

Personal Perspective: An emergency psychiatrist's take on how policy and humanity collide for the unsheltered.

Personal Perspective: An emergency psychiatrist's take on how policy and humanity collide for the unsheltered.

Awe

Awe in the Heavens

Charles Hebert M.D. on April 11, 2024

Can a total solar eclipse change your life? For millions of Americans, it may have.

Can a total solar eclipse change your life? For millions of Americans, it may have.

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Ready to Be Your Therapist?

Charles Hebert M.D. on January 21, 2024

Looking for a therapist? AI is here to help. Or is it?

Looking for a therapist? AI is here to help. Or is it?

Suicide

How Loan Interest Rates Influence Suicide Rates

Charles Hebert M.D. on November 2, 2023

Are rising interest rates bringing you down?

Are rising interest rates bringing you down?

Psychiatry

Are Hallucinations Therapeutic?

Charles Hebert M.D. on July 21, 2023

MDMA and psilocybin-assisted treatments challenge what psychiatry thinks of as "normal."

MDMA and psilocybin-assisted treatments challenge what psychiatry thinks of as "normal."

Environment

Investing in the Planet Is an Investment in Brain Health

Charles Hebert M.D. on April 22, 2023

Earth Day is a chance to reflect on the planet's well-being and our own.

Earth Day is a chance to reflect on the planet's well-being and our own.

Psychiatry

Psychiatric Hospitalization Does Not Solve Homelessness

Charles Hebert M.D. on February 9, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Involuntary hospitalization is a restriction of rights not to be taken lightly.

A Personal Perspective: Involuntary hospitalization is a restriction of rights not to be taken lightly.

Traumatic Brain Injury

The NFL's New Concussion Guidelines Are a "False Start"

Charles Hebert M.D. on October 11, 2022

The NFL's new concussion guidelines aim to protect athletes on the field. But what about off the field?

The NFL's new concussion guidelines aim to protect athletes on the field. But what about off the field?

Marriage

What Queen Elizabeth’s 73-Year Marriage Has to Do With Mental Health

Charles Hebert M.D. on September 9, 2022

Does partnership impact physical well-being and life expectancy? The marriage legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

Does partnership impact physical well-being and life expectancy? The marriage legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

Pregnancy

Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Increase Maternal Mental Illness

Charles Hebert M.D. on June 26, 2022

The miscarriage, stillbirth, and mental illness implications of the SCOTUS decision.

The miscarriage, stillbirth, and mental illness implications of the SCOTUS decision.

Environment

How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health

Charles Hebert M.D. on May 23, 2022

Is the summer heat in May getting you down? It may be the effects of climate change.

Is the summer heat in May getting you down? It may be the effects of climate change.