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MHLP assistant professor talks healthcare provider mental health on USF Health podcast

Kristin Kosyluk, PhD

Kristin Kosyluk, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy and the director of the Stigma Action Research Lab.

Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, spoke on USF Health's podcast "Healthcare Superteams" to shine light on physician and healthcare provider burnout, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. In the episode, Kosyluk discusses stigma as a barrier to mental health treatment among medical professionals. She particularly notes that since the pandemic, there has been a worsening of mental health conditions and an emergence of new mental health conditions – both of which have had a hard hit on those in the medical field.

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