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What is Psychiatric Medication Management?
Many psychiatric disorders will require a two-pronged approach for successful treatment: medication combined with therapy or counseling. A psychiatrist can prescribe medication to help with anything from ADHD to anxiety to depression. Medication management is a vital...
A Pinch of Grace
The understatement of the year is that ‘parenting is hard’. In today’s environment, it’s harder than ever. I really have nothing to compare it to since I have only been a parent for 13 years, but I would be willing to bet it was easier when our parents were raising...
Self-Care During Covid: Tending Your Garden
How is your garden growing? A garden is often used as a metaphor for life. During COVID-19 times, we may ask “What’s the point? I am stuck inside, and my life has shut down. Where is the garden in that?” The truth is, now is a great opportunity to tend the garden of...
Addiction Recovery: Making changes amidst a pandemic
In the matter of 2 weeks our world was turned upside down. That which we knew as our normal, was changed. We stayed home, we isolated, and we were uncertain. We were forced to teach, to be IT techs all while working, or worse, NOT working because we lost our job. ...
Self-Care strategies during COVID-19
We have all heard that self-care is important – but what does that really mean? Especially during the time of COVID-19, what does self-care even look like? More quiet time? More cups of afternoon tea? More FaceTime with friends and family? Perhaps self-care during...
Adolescent Marijuana Use May Rise Following Legalization of Drug for Recreational Use
A study published today in JAMA Pediatrics has found that marijuana use increased and the perceived risks of using the drug decreased among eighth and 10th graders in Washington following the state’s legalization of the drug for recreational use in 2012. No such...
Study Suggests ADHD Medications May Reduce Risk for Subsequent, Concurrent Depression
Previous studies suggest that depression occurs in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at a higher rate than youth without ADHD, but the effects of ADHD medication on the development of depression are unclear. A study in Biological Psychiatry...
Most Anorexia, Bulimia Patients Achieve Long-Term Recovery, Study Suggests
A study that tracked the progress of women with anorexia and bulimia for more than 20 years now suggests that the majority of patients achieve long-term recovery. While much is known of the chronic nature of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, few studies have...