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Live-talk, session 23 – insights on medicine and mental health: a perspective

March 7, 2023

Today’s program focuses on interactions between the medical and psychological worlds. Join Dr. Blevins and me as we welcome PWN contributor, marriage and family therapist, and author Linda Rio for a fascinating discussion on how pituitary disease, or any chronic disease, manifests itself mentally and emotionally. Listen as we muse on how emotional health and psychological distress can affect people’s daily lives and how they deal with their disorders.

The Hormone Factor in Mental Health; Revisiting the Book Ten Years Later

February 7, 2023

Featured|Mental and Emotional Health|

It seemed to Linda neither the medical nor mental health professions could adequately identify and treat these disorders, and a more holistic, comprehensive approach needed to be taken.

As one year ends and another begins, reflections on pituitary illness and mental health

December 21, 2022

Mental and Emotional Health|

From Linda M. Rio MA – As another year winds down and new numbers appear on our calendars, this can be an opportune time to look back, then forward.

Life isn’t healed after surgery

August 23, 2022

Mental and Emotional Health|

A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering from severe anxiety and depression. She hoped to find a mental health professional who would understand the critical link between the endocrine system and her mental health symptoms.

Notes on Covid, pituitary patients and families

January 20, 2022

Mental and Emotional Health|

From Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – Whenever a person has a medical or mental health challenge their world becomes micro-focused. What I mean by this is that whether it be a physical pain in the

Now available: the recording from our recent mental and emotional health roundtable

July 22, 2021

Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|Videos|

If you missed it, no worries! Here it is. Listen to Linda Rio and Dawn Herring as they discuss emotional and mental health in pituitary disease. Don’t miss this compelling and highly personal discussion from

Looking Forward: A Time of Hope for Pituitary Patients

December 2, 2020

Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From the desk of Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – Marriage and Family Therapists and PWN contributor – Hope, in such a year as unique as 2020 is a more important word than ever not only for

What about the Children?

July 2, 2018

Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From the desk of Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor. I recently met with someone diagnosed with a pituitary tumor who inspired me to write about this topic. I realize

What Do Patients and Their Families Really Need?

January 2, 2018

Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor “I’ve come to the conclusion that the way we engage with social media is like fire. You can use it to keep yourself

Spreading the Word about Pituitary Disorders

May 11, 2017

Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

News from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) annual conference. From Linda M. Rio, MA Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor – Last weekend I had the privilege of giving a

Pituitary disorders: the mental and emotional connection

August 30, 2016

Mental and Emotional Health|Podcasts|

How is it that something like a tumor on a critical little gland can interact with areas of the brain that are involved in mood regulation and would affect a person’s behavior and overall mental

Comments: Our community speaks

November 20, 2015

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We’ve been combing the PWN website and Facebook news feed in search of interesting comments from our readers and thought we’d share a few. Our readers are our best contributors and their comments provide very

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Live-talk, session 23 – insights on medicine and mental health: a perspective

The Hormone Factor in Mental Health; Revisiting the Book Ten Years Later

As one year ends and another begins, reflections on pituitary illness and mental health

Life isn’t healed after surgery

Notes on Covid, pituitary patients and families

Now available: the recording from our recent mental and emotional health roundtable

Looking Forward: A Time of Hope for Pituitary Patients

What about the Children?

What Do Patients and Their Families Really Need?

Spreading the Word about Pituitary Disorders

Pituitary disorders: the mental and emotional connection

Comments: Our community speaks

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