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When one is feeling down, depressed, or is experiencing any sort of mental health crisis, the easiest thing to do is take a pill to make the symptoms go away. While sometimes useful, medication is not the holy grail of problem solving. In fact, there is nothing more important than a comprehensive approach to mental…
Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP Before you run through the usual symptoms of a Major Depressive Disorder and immediately declare that the man in your life is not depressed, consider the symptoms of atypical depression which can also be called high functioning depression. In Major Depression, the symptoms are relatively easy to identify because it looks…
A psychotherapist who makes house calls: Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy (by someone trained in psychology, psychiatry, or mental health counseling), and can be an essential part of treatment for depression or bipolar disorder (manic depression). A good psychotherapist can help you cope with feelings and symptoms, and change behavior patterns that may…
By Dr. Raymond Zakhari While it may seem obvious in order to stop an addiction one has to stop using the addictive substance. Quitting a narcotics addiction, in particular, can be very uncomfortable, and the discomfort during the initial detoxification process often leads people to abandon their efforts. A medically supervised detox may alleviate some…
