CaringForCaregiversNYC

Founded by psychiatrist Lori Plutchik MD and psychologist Marianna Strongin Psy.D., we provide pro bono mental health care for NYC physicians fighting COVID.

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@MOsocialworker Thank you for your candor and for helping to remove stigma

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@genomind Your testing has made a tremendous difference.
#genetics

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Thank you GENOMIND for your incredibly generous support of NYC frontline physicians through your donation of Pharmacogenetic Testing kits to Caring For Caregivers NYC!!
#genomind #genetictesting #MedTwitter ⁦@genomind⁩

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“In my preclinical years, I was able to work therapy into my class schedule. But when rotations started, I had to stop until I found a therapist willing to meet late at night.” #MedTwitter #covid #physiciandepression https://t.co/ESCCXmOvTf

[Dennis Tirch PhD @DennisTirchPhD]

Mixed feelings are just a part of the process of change. If you wait until every part of you is on board with your desired changes, you may find yourself stuck, or waiting longer than necessary to transcend what is no longer working for you.

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“It was so hard. There were days when I didn’t think I would make it. ‘One day at a time.’ I remember counting the hours, or just the minutes, when seeking to ease the mental anguish, but it got easier.” #MedTwitter ⁦@alisa_duran⁩ https://t.co/KcowIa40PB

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Poignant essay from Dr Lynette “I never was allowed to debrief about it. I never was given feedback on it. I was given the message that I had screwed up and I was no longer worthy of caring for the patient.”

#MedTwitter #covid ⁦@JL_Lycette⁩ https://t.co/vYp5guugH3

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Thank you to our amazing NYC therapists who stepped up to support frontline physicians during the throes of COVID.
Your generosity, expertise and compassion made a difference!
#MentalHealthMatters #covid #MedTwitter

[Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation @drbreenheroes]

Let’s keep urging Congress to pass the #LornaBreenAct!

[CaringForCaregiversNYC @CFCCovid]

Caring For Caregivers has had the privilege of providing mental health treatment for NYC frontline physicians for 14 months.
We will provide full treatment for those who begin by 7/01/21! #MedTwitter #covid ⁦@drbreenheroes⁩ ⁦@drjessigold⁩ ⁦⁦@ERGoddessMD⁩

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“There are potentially hundreds of symptoms, including shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, fever, anxiety, depression, pain, a loss of taste and smell, difficulty thinking, a racing heart and many others.” #MedTwitter #covid #LongCovid https://t.co/qECNywCoDu

[STAT @statnews]

Opinion: It took far too long to wake up to the toll vaping was taking on youths. The same alarm bells are sounding for the next threat to their health and safety: marijuana edibles. We need to respond now. https://t.co/G2aMAlvMwS

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@statnews “The vaping crisis should make it easy to see what’s coming with regard to edible marijuana. Those in the best position to act are in state governments, whose job it is to protect kids and the public health from an industry driven purely by a profit motive.” #MedTwitter

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“The more you procrastinate at night, the more you’re going to have trouble being effective and efficient..you’re working later at night and feel like you need more time to decompress. It just continues the cycle.” ⁦#MedTwitter #insomnia @DrShelbyHarris https://t.co/Ekiv364OHL

[Dr Annie Hickox, Pop Psychologist👸 @DrAnnieHickox]

Anti-psychs (and their fans) who describe prescription medications as strategically marketed street drugs not only reveal their woeful ignorance about psychopharmacology, but also fail to realise how utterly shaming and harmful such views are both to patients and substance users.

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Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains - The Washington Post https://t.co/aWcDc82cdp

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@BHuminskiSW @imswimming3 @DrNancyGlass1 Yes we cannot pretend that the problem does not exist.

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@imswimming3 @BHuminskiSW @DrNancyGlass1 Absolutely!

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@DrIanWeissman “In the case of autoimmune diseases and infections, the level of inflammation is much greater, leading to pronounced rates of depression that is often treatment resistant by conventional antidepressants in the face of such pronounced levels of immune overactivation”

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“Researchers have looked into this potential link and have discovered that malfunctions with the immune system can, in fact, contribute to increased rates of depression” #MedTwitter #covid #LongCovid https://t.co/JfYdL8RDOR