We all have times when a hard feeling arises: sadness, anger, fear, guilt, grief, and our initial impulse is to push it away. We stay busy, scroll on our phones, shift the subject, or tell ourselves we “shouldn’t feel this way.” In the short term, it may seem...
You start a psychiatric medication with hope and uncertainty. Keeping track of important changes in your mood, symptoms, side effects, sleep, and everyday functioning will help you and your provider know how the medication is working. When you track consistently, you...
Any parent who watches their child struggle to pay attention, stay on task, or act impulsively wonders what will happen next. A beneficial next step is frequently an ADHD evaluation when these behaviors start to interfere with school, friendships, or home life....
If you’re considering SPRAVATO® (esketamine) for treatment-resistant depression, you may be wondering whether it can be combined with talk therapy, or if it should be. The short answer is: yes. In clinical practice and research contexts, SPRAVATO is often used in...
Teenagers experience many of the same feelings as adults, but may not always have the language or confidence to express how they are feeling. A teen might become quiet after an argument, bite family members’ heads off when overwhelmed, pull away from pals, or claim...
