Innovative Psychiatry
Tim dragged himself into the school cafeteria where the photographers had set up equipment to take school pictures. He felt angry, bitter, sullen, and hopeless. What purpose could there be in school pictures? What’s the point? he thought. Tim hated being at school. He felt like he would self-destruct if he didn’t get out of […]
Have you tried Spravato? Periodically, we’ve added our two cents to the discussion. Since its approval by the FDA in March of last year, we’ve seen a variety of protests from psychiatrists about its value for treating treatment resistant and severe depression. A recent article published in The Lancet provides an overview of the back […]
Mason walked to the student union and plopped down to drink his coffee. Man, he just wasn’t feeling it. He went to class, but the studying and note taking, and researching all year was getting to him. He just wanted to go to bed and stay there. Just another example of student need for psychiatric […]
Ruby’s daughter let herself in with her key at the back door. When she walked in, the house was dark. Strange…she thought. Her mom was usually home on Saturdays. She quietly stepped through the house looking for some sign of her mom. A grave sense of dread came over her as the house continued to […]
Sarah Driscoll had looked forward to her first pregnancy for years. She had to complete her graduate degree first, so she could relax and enjoy every moment. Now she was pregnant, and it was going well. Every visit to the doctor revealed more growth in her baby. It was an exciting time. But as her […]
We recently talked about the prominence of depression in teen girls. And the fact that it’s rising at a faster rate than depression in teen boys. We also talked about the impact of social media on growing and developing preteens and teens. But let’s talk a little more about the meanness and bullying that is […]
Juliette stopped in her tracks. She could see from halfway down the hall that her locker had been trashed. Covered with photos, markings, and fake blood, it looked like a crime scene. As she got closer, she could see printed photos someone had taken of her while she was dressing in P.E. She ran to […]
You know how a disorder – like bipolar disorder or PTSD – can make you so miserable…even make you want to self-medicate? Doing so is rarely a good idea, though it may seem at the time that it helps. But that’s for another post. Anyway, you know how self-medicating often accompanies these disorders, and […]
This is the first Monday of the New Year…so how do you start a new year? With resolutions? A diet? Maybe more exercise? Lots of people do. But what about you? What if you don’t have an appetite…? Might be hard to stick to a diet more than a couple days… and what if you […]
Tomorrow is the last day of 2019…and the day before a new year – and a new decade – begins. Let’s jump in and look back. Let’s celebrate our progress over the last year and consider the impact of new breakthroughs this year. Some of these breakthroughs in psychiatry for 2019 may surprise you. The […]