Mental Health
Mental health is clinical care.
Mental health threads through every care setting. These guides cover both sides of the encounter — supporting patients in distress, and protecting the clinicians who do that work.
Guides in this cluster
Mental Health
Clinician Burnout: What Actually Prevents It
Beyond yoga and pizza parties — the evidence-graded interventions for individuals, teams and organizations.
9 min readMental HealthManaging Anxiety in Patients: A Practical Framework
Pre-procedural, situational and chronic anxiety — what works at the bedside in the moments that matter.
8 min readMental HealthMental Health First Aid: The Basics for Every Clinician
Recognizing crisis, opening the conversation, and connecting to next-level care.
7 min readMental HealthSupporting Grieving Families: What Clinicians Can Do
Communication, bereavement resources and the gestures that families remember years later.
8 min readMental HealthPeer Support Programs in Clinical Settings
How structured peer support reduces acute distress after critical events — and what makes a program work.
8 min readFrequently asked
- What's the difference between burnout and depression?
- Burnout is job-context emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced efficacy. Depression is a mood disorder that persists across contexts. They can co-occur and warrant different responses.
- Are peer support programs effective?
- Structured peer support after critical incidents reduces acute distress and helps clinicians stay in practice. Effectiveness depends on training, confidentiality and leadership support.
- How do I talk to an anxious patient before a procedure?
- Use brief, concrete language; describe what they'll feel, in what order, and for how long; offer choices where possible; and check understanding rather than reassurance alone.
- What support exists for grieving families?
- Hospital-based bereavement programs, hospice grief services, faith communities and structured groups like GriefShare are common starting points.