Kristin Francis, MD, Assistant Professor (Clinical), received her medical degree from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN. She remained at the Mayo Clinic for residency and fellowship During fellowship, she served as Chief Resident and was awarded Best Grands Round Presentation. Dr. Francis is board certified in both Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She enjoys teaching medical students and was recognized as Psychiatry Resident Teacher of the Year in 2010 and won the Triple Board Resident Teaching Award in 2015. She has a special interest in treating patients with eating disorders using family-based approaches. Dr. Francis practices at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute as a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatrist, where she treats a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
With stress and inflation rising across America, you may want to postpone that mental health day. But experts say self-care doesn't have to be expensive.
Most people underestimate the importance of sleep and how important it is for us to be alert and efficient at work. I really recommend taking that day if you need to get caught up on sleep. Your body can get caught up with some extra hours. The whole goal is to refuel your mental state and energy.