When it comes to the potential spread of COVID-19, gatherings with people from outside your household contain an element of risk. With that in mind, the safest… Read more
Category: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Coping with Election Anxiety
Americans all over the country are feeling stress and anxiety related to the 2020 Presidential election, and social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can… Read more
All the Right Notes: UPMC Music Therapists Connect Patients to Treatment with a Beat
Ann Jackovich was working recently with a patient at UPMC McKeesport who was diagnosed with schizophrenia; her condition had her pacing, fidgeting, acting out. There… Read more
Staff Support Program Helps UPMC Employees Manage COVID-19 Stress
Health care professionals are working overtime to help their patients deal with the mental and physical toll of a global pandemic in addition to a… Read more
Western Psychiatric’s Initiatives Help Patients Cope With COVID-19 Stresses
As the country began to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals started to formulate plans. One of the many challenges providers had to face was… Read more