Do you rush to smudgement, finish first in the 1 peter dash, serve hasty pudding? Does your sperm red-light on the prostate dragstrip? Do you drop your coins in front of the slot machine, open presents on Christmas eve, activate the sprinkler during the national anthem, or sell your wine before its time? All of…
Psychiatry
Ask A Psychotherapist How to Relieve Stress Effectively
Modern life can be stressful, and even more so in Manhattan. Financial obligations and balancing a demanding job with family responsibilities and commitments can take its toll and leave us little time to care for our own well-being. That’s where psychotherapy can help. Also known as talk therapy, psychotherapy can be an effective way to…
What Are the Signs of Mental Illness in Children?
Children of all ages, just like adults, can develop mental illness. Oftentimes their severe or unusual moods and reactions are misconstrued as normal sadness or temper tantrums, and that they will just grow out of it. It can indeed be a challenge to distinguish signs of mental illness in children from normal childhood actions. This…
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How a Nurse Practitioner Treats Bipolar Disorder in a Psychiatric House Call
If you have bipolar disorder, you will require continued lifelong treatment that includes a combination of talk therapy, medication, and support – even during the times in your life when you feel fine. Maintenance is key to effectively managing the symptoms of bipolar disorder. Those who skip maintenance treatment have a higher chance of relapsing…
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The Problem and Goal of Psychiatry
Unlike neurology, psychiatry deals with the issues of the mind. In psychiatry, the symptoms that are being treated often have no visible neurological basis. The entire psychiatric field is based on diagnosing problems by eliminating alternative explanations. That means that the psychiatrist, along with the rest of your medical team, must rule out a host…
Luxury health care: Concierge Medical Practices
Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP Getting the best of everything delivered in New York City is not an unusual experience unless you are talking about health care services. Imagine calling or texting your doctor and getting a response immediately. The $28,000 membership fee allows clients access to an uncommon type of concierge medical practice in Manhattan. The standard of…
Is the man in your life depressed? Or is it something else?
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…
Detox and Addiction care Medical House Calls
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…
What can you expect in talk therapy?
by Dr. Raymond Zakhari Are you man enough for this type of therapy? Effective therapy is not about the therapist providing you the answers to your questions, but rather being asked the right questions. In therapy you will be invited to expand your perspective. In our sessions you will not be told what you ought…
Are you a real man? Irrational fears and insecurities
In the grand scheme of mental health problems the fear of being naked is not topping any charts. However, there seems to be a growing epidemic based on my own experience and reports in general media that some “men” are either afraid or highly uncomfortable being naked around other men. Modern Western culture seems to…
