Psychiatry and Sleep

The connection between mental health and sleep problems.

Good Health Requires Commitment and Consistency

Good health does not come cheaply. A healthy lifestyle requires commitment and adherence, being methodical, much like the diligence needed when taking a prescribed medication.

Fighting Stress, Anxiety, and Depression—Naturally

These behavioral interventions can help with fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, or problems with attention and focus.

Segmented Sleep May Boost Productivity, but Is It Healthy?

Is breaking sleep into shorter "segments" truly healthier and more natural than sleeping 7, 8, or 9 hours in a row?

ADHD Is All About Power, Paradox, and Pain

The neuro-compromised ADHD brain can remain dynamic, plastic, and adaptable, finding new strengths amidst weakness.

Exercise, Good Food, Meditation: Alternatives to ADHD Meds

You can’t change your DNA. But you can change your eating, fitness, and sleep habits—all of which may have real, positive effects on ADHD symptoms.

Why ADHD Isn't Just for Kids

ADHD is not just for kids. The preponderance of recent evidence indicates ADHD is chronic across the lifespan.

ADHD Is Not Just Lack of Focus: The Effects Can Be Dangerous

Unchecked, ADHD can be dangerous. Some who have ADHD have a propensity for life-altering addictions, risky behaviors, and even suicide.

High-Functioning ADHD Is Often Subtle But Still a ‘Mountain’

Most cases of ADHD are readily manageable through behavior therapy, medication, exercise, and diet, but as many as 75 percent of adults with ADHD are not even aware they have it.

The SSRI Experience: Four Months on an SSRI

For people who have tried everything else for years, it might be time to look at the benefits of adding medication.

Blue Light Has an Apocalyptic Impact on Sleep and Human Health

Despite its environmental benefits, blue light has become a threat to human health. It represents a potential apocalypse, creating a world of, sleep-deprived “walking dead.”

Can’t Remember What You Discussed in Therapy?

Something seems to be affecting our memories, individually and collectively.

Does Nature or Nurture Determine Your Personality?

Is someone's personality the result of inherited genetic traits or the layering of years of experiences through interaction with the surrounding environment?

How Sleep Deprivation Impairs Your Mind, Moods, and Memory

Sleep is essential. Your health, and your brain, depend on it.

The SSRI Experience: the First 30 Days

Making the decision to take a psychiatric medication is a tough one. We explored what the first 30 days of treatment with an SSRI are like using a fictional case.

The SSRI Experience

A detailed case history outlining the signs of high functioning depression and anxiety and benefits of treatment with an SSRI.

A Little Bit of Anxiety Can Do a Whole Lot of Good

Despite anxiety’s benefits, it can quickly develop into too much of a good thing without the coping mechanisms to keep it to an acceptable level.

The Essential Role of Sleep in Immunity

Want to ensure your vaccination offers the greatest protection against COVID-19? Sleep—and sleep well—before and after your vaccine appointment.

Is It Just the COVID-19 Blues or Is It Depression?

What if down feelings don't come and go?

When Is It Too Much? Managing OCD During COVID

COVID-19 presents a perfect storm of sorts for anxious and obsessive people.

"I'm not anxious, I just don't sleep well"

Part 2: Anxiety comes in many different flavors, and it helps to think of it as a natural spectrum that can range from functional to mild to severe.

"I'm Too Anxious to Get Better"

Part 1: Living with anxiety is like driving a car through life without shock absorbers. Everything is a big deal.

Perfectionism and Anxiety

While perfectionism may be notoriously difficult to treat, anxiety and sleep problems can readily be addressed—offering perfectionists fewer things to worry about.

7 Hours of Sleep: The New Gold Standard?

How much sleep is needed each day for maximum performance and overall good health?

Stressed: Is It Them or Is It Me?

Psychologists agree that stress and anxiety are primary drivers of a person’s disordered mood and distorted sense of reality.

Existential Crisis: Grappling With the 'Monster' Within

An existential crisis occurs when questions of death and life’s meaning become so overwhelming that they prompt a personal conflict, resulting in stress and anxiety.