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Beyond the Chemical Imbalance: Looking to the Past to Understand the Mental health Crisis

Mad in America

With convenience right at our fingertips, it seems paradoxical that, despite our relative prosperity, we suffer some of the highest rates of mental illness compared to any other part of the world, with more than 1 in 5 US adults living with mental illness. If that were the case, most of us would not be sitting here today.

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Risk Factors for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. Children from lower-income families face multiple challenges including limited access to prenatal care, inadequate nutrition during pregnancy, and unstable housing situations that disrupt educational continuity. Overview of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder EP: 2.

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A Felt Sense of Safety – From Disassociation to Embodiment

Mad in America

My lovely psychiatrist, Dr. Volls, advised me on the concept of “mood management.” I depended on her expertise to keep me out of crisis, while the medication kept me grounded, sleeping, and helped me forget. Maintain my sleep schedule,” I dutifully wrote down on a worksheet. Little did I know how much damage they were causing.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. Mercedes Rizo, M.D. Telehealth is available.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. Washington Sara Singh, M.D. Mercedes Rizo, M.D.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.

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ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study

ADDitude

These results stand out amid the relatively scarce research data on ARFID , an eating disorder added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders ( DSM-5 ) in 2013. ARFID is characterized by a failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs.