Doctors and Mental Illness A recent anonymous post on Medscape reminds us that doctors also have mental illness. Admitting to mental illness for doctors can be excruciatingly humiliating and ego-dystonic. Doctors are at the top of the pack in terms of knowledge and ability, so to admit to an illness,…
A recent study found that major depression leaves a metabolic signature, meaning that depression changes DNA. The study also revealed that the DNA samples taken from women with histories of stress-related depression – often related to forms of childhood adversity such sexual abuse – that there were more mitochondrial DNA…
Depression and Anxiety with Physical Illness Depression and anxiety can occur with various physical illnesses, including endocrine issues, cancer, AIDS, and heart attack. Both the mind and the body need to be treated. If you need emotional help, please call a health psychologist. Depressed? Anxious? It Could Be An Early…
Depression and anxiety are common with the chronically ill and their caregivers, as the following study reconfirms. This study focuses on cystic fibrosis, but depression and anxiety are common with most chronic conditions and illnesses. Furthermore, caregivers also experience higher amounts of depression and anxiety. I specialize in working with…
LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights RIGHT TO BE TREATED WITH EQUALITY AND RESPECT You deserve to be treated with respect and made to feel welcome no matter who you are. You have a right to not be denied service or given inferior service. RIGHT TO AFFIRMATION OF YOUR TRUE GENDER…
According to the American Heart Association, 22 percent of heart attack patients develop some degree of depression. Symptoms of depression like fatigue and feelings of worthlessness can cause people to ignore their treatment and engage in unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or refusing to take medications. Studies show treating depression…
Having a heart attack or being diagnosed with heart disease can be a life-changing event. It can be challenging emotionally to make necessary lifestyle changes to help live a healthy life. Altering eating habits, managing stress and following the treatment plan your health provider prescribes all at once can be…
Integrated care recognizes that behavioral health is a critical component of overall health. There is a growing body of evidence that integrating physical and behavioral health care promotes better overall health and can reduce per capita costs. Chronic illness accounts for more than 75% of the nation’s health spending, and…
Depression is the commonest psychiatric manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS), but remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Perhaps half of the number of patients with MS have depression. Major depression in patients with MS does not relate directly to disability progression or to longer disease duration. The reported risk factors are female…
A recent survey conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio found the Cleveland LGBT community views dental care as inaccessible. The findings… suggest cost and fear of discrimination, especially for transgender individuals, are barriers to accessing dental care. (September 30, 2014, Plain Dealer) I provide LGBT safe-zone…
