Psychiatric Medication Management: What To Expect?
From the earliest years of our lives, we learn to take care of our physical health, whether by doing sports, eating “an apple a day”, or going to doctor’s appointments. However, we don’t place the same importance on looking after our mental...
New Year’s Resolutions and Mental Health
According to the American Psychiatric Association, Three-quarters (76%) of Americans were heading into 2024 with a New Year’s resolution in mind, and after three years of similar polling, the number of Americans making resolutions focused on mental health stayed...
Light Therapy – Treatment for Depression
According to Julie Corliss at Harvard Medical School, the transition from fall to winter means grayer skies, shorter days, and for some people, the return of seasonal affective disorder. With the apropos acronym of SAD, this disorder has symptoms similar to depression...
Emotional Intelligence
What is emotional intelligence? According to Kendra Cherry, MSEd, at Very Well Mind, emotional intelligence (EI or EQ for “emotional quotient”) is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and...
Understanding Psychiatric Medication Management
Treating different mental health conditions focuses on talk therapy or counseling and taking medication that can help you achieve chemical balance in your brain. However, when using such drugs, it’s vital to do so under professional supervision. Why? We all have...
What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Mainstream media often paints an inaccurate picture of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as pretty eccentric individuals who need to keep their environment clean, wash their hands excessively, and worry just about anything. While this stereotype has a...
Conversion Disorder – Functional Neurologic Disorder
What is conversion disorder? According to the National Library of Medicine, conversion disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by signs and symptoms affecting sensory or motor function inconsistent with patterns of known neurologic diseases or other medical...Contact us
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