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What Is High-Functioning Depression and Are You Missing the Signs?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

This blog explores the signs of high-functioning depression , how it differs from other mood disorders like dysthymia (also known as persistent depressive disorder ), and how to recognize and treat it before it worsens. Seek Professional Help Consult a therapist or mental health provider for evaluation.

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Why Does Bipolar Disorder Cause Anger Outbursts and How Can You Manage Them?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Bipolar mood swings : The brain’s chemistry changes rapidly during mood swings, causing emotional regulation to become challenging. Unresolved trauma or stress : Like with many mental health conditions, co-occurring trauma or chronic stress can exacerbate mood instability and emotional reactivity.

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Why Nutritional Psychiatry Is the Future of Mental Health Treatment: Exploring the Food-Mood Connection

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

In recent years, the growing field of nutritional psychiatry has been gaining serious attention, and for good reason. This emerging discipline explores the powerful relationship between what we eat and how we feel, suggesting that our diets play a far greater role in mental health treatment than previously believed.

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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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The Cat Is Out of the Bag

Mad in America

W hen I first saw Laura Delano’s story was being published by Penguin, a major publisher, I knew that we were on the brink of change by way of the public narrative around mental health in the west. Laura Delano went on from her journey to create an organization dedicated to the deprofessionalization of mental health.

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What Is Integrative Psychiatry? A Holistic Approach to Mental Wellness

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

In a world where mental health care is evolving rapidly, integrative psychiatry has emerged as a thoughtful and comprehensive approach that looks beyond symptoms and medications. But what exactly is integrative psychiatry, and how is it different from the traditional model? Lets break it down.

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How Functional Medicine Helps with Anxiety

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Functional medicine, however, takes a holistic approach to treating anxiety by identifying and targeting the underlying imbalances that contribute to mental health concerns.