Suneeta Kumari, MD, MPH, CCDS

Empowerment has a significant correlation with patients’ overall mental and physical well-being, and has been central to the shift in conceptual framework of mental illness recovery towards a focus on resilience, strength, and control over one’s life.

Mask-wearing can help protect individuals from COVID-19 infection—but it also has several other unexpected advantages.

A number of factors affect treatment adherence, including the therapeutic alliance, perceived perceived lack of control, risk of dependence on medications, stigma associated with medication use, and more.