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A HEALTHY START
P H YS I C I A N S P OT L I G H T

REDUCING MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA

GET TO
KNOW
DR. KNIGHT

Q

WHAT WAS YOUR
FIRST JOB?

My first official job was working the
concession stand at Hoyts movie
theater in Linthicum, Maryland, for
over two years during high school.
Before that, I babysat regularly and
worked at a local snowball stand.

Q

IF YOU WEREN'T A
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER,

WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
I would be a professional baker.
I love to make treats for people

and bring a smile to their faces.

Q

WHAT DO YOU DO
TO UNWIND AFTER A

LONG DAY?
If I'm stressed out, I'm no good to
anyone. When I do need to unwind,
I hang out with my family, watch

Stephanie Knight, MD, FAPA, is

Dr. Knight earned her medical

TV or listen to music. And I go to

assistant professor of psychiatry at Uni-

degree from Tulane University School

Orioles games any chance I get.

versity of Maryland School of Medicine

of Medicine in New Orleans. She

and chief of psychiatry at University

completed her residency at the Uni-

of Maryland Medical Center Midtown

versity of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt

Campus. According to recent estimates,

Psychiatry Residency Program. Read

Q

1 in 4 Americans has some form of

more about Dr. Knight at right.

WHAT IS YOUR BEST
HEALTH TIP?

Take your medications as the
doctor prescribed them. And never

mental illness but doesn't seek help

underestimate the restorative

because of the shame associated with

power of a good night's sleep or

mental health treatment.
"I see it as a personal mission to
reduce the stigma tied to mental
illness," Dr. Knight says. "Unfortunately,
many people see it as a personal
weakness. It is not, and there is help
for people who are struggling."

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deep breathing exercises during
stressful experiences.

Q

WHEN I REALLY WANT
TO GET AWAY...

I daydream about all of the places
I'd like to visit when I have time.



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