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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

Mad in America

Many people also believe the psychiatric drugs prescribed to treat depression are effective because they correct a verified biological causation for depression, a chemical imbalance in the brain. NIMH regarded depression as a rare, non-recurring disorder, with a very favorable prognosis. It was treated psychologically, not medically.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. 2 Realizing that, modern medical educators often morph traditional Socratic questioning into the embedding of “audience response questions” (ARS) within formal presentations. Goldberg, MD , Stephen M.

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

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Dr. Sarah Johnson offers both psychotherapy and medication management services and has a special interest in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Practice: Healthy Foundations Group Location: Offers both in-person and telehealth services (for patients in Maryland). MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients Sara Singh, M.D.

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

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Dr. Sarah Johnson offers both psychotherapy and medication management services and has a special interest in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Practice: Healthy Foundations Group Location: Offers both in-person and telehealth services (for patients in Maryland). Sarah Johnson, M.D., Sarah Johnson, M.D.,

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Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding the Freedom of Therapy

Mad in America

Dr. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Borderline Personality Disorder: Overview by a Psychiatrist

Now Psych

Brief overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that causes significant instability in emotions, behavior, relationships, and self-image. What is Borderline Personality Disorder? How Common is Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

Mad in America

We remind readers that we wholeheartedly respect and uphold people’s personal right to describe their difficulties and differences in any way they find helpful (although we argue that clinicians do have a duty to use concepts that are in conventional terms evidence-based). The series is being archived here.