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Featured Article: Self-Care Tips for the Pandemic and its Aftermath

by Ijeoma Ijeaku, MD MPH FAPA, President-Elect, Southern CA Psychiatric Society

Throughout the ages, humans have dealt with periods of uncertainties. When uncertainties arise, the ability to cope is necessary for survival. The term ‘survival of the fittest’ although originally applied in Darwinian theory to refer to natural selection and reproductive success, is defined by the Meriam Webster dictionary as the natural process by which organisms best adjusted to their environment are most successful in surviving and reproducing. As a psychiatrist, the most important part of that definition to me is ‘best adjusted’. Thus, by extrapolation, ‘survival of the fittest’ applies to the ability to survive when our environment presents situations that task us, and this is dependent on our ability to adapt effectively to these situations.

Please read Dr. Ijeaku's complete article beginning on Page 7