Mental Health

MeAgainMeds.com, a free AI-powered website, helps clinicians more effectively match patients with the optimal antidepressant using big data.

As an intern at Mason, Rudra Nagalia actively contributed to developing the initial prototype for the Remind-H app. This pivotal experience ultimately influenced his decision to return to Mason to pursue his degree and delve deeper into this research focus.

Gary T. Taylor, MSW ‘15, is destigmatizing mental health support and normalizing therapy in the Black community one barbershop at a time. “Barbershops are this safe space for Black men,” explains Taylor who has been working with local barbershops in the Rappahannock region since 2022 to foster healthy discussions about mental health by educating barbers on “mental health first aid” for their patrons.

Tech inefficiencies, piles of (electronic) paperwork, and increased patient volume contribute to burnout of primary care physicians, study finds.

Kaine, Young, Kiggans, Wild, Carter & Dingell introduce bipartisan bill to support health care provider mental health.

Study highlights pivotal role of diet in reducing risks linked to diabetes and mental health

George Mason University Introduces the StressPal Frontline Resilience and Burnout Prevention Program

Do Certain American Neighborhoods Cause Black Teens More Stress?

New literature reviews from College of Public Health researchers advance understanding of connection between nutrition and mental health 

Melissa Perry, dean of Mason’s College of Public Health, is an ardent proponent of virtual reality as a tool to help solve the nation’s health challenges. But she also worries that technology has helped create an “epidemic of loneliness” that has heightened the importance of a shared humanity and “being present for each other.”