Bipolar Disorder Psychiatrists in 92078
Lauren Sarah Debski
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, FNP
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Are you doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? Have you tried countless times to change a your behavior, such as quitting alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, heroin, methamphetamines, or nicotine? Have you recently left inpatient rehabilitation or an inpatient psychiatric ward and need additional support? Do you feel like your mood, anxiety, and depression are running your life? Do you feel triggered by your past? Making these changes can be extremely difficult and cannot be done alone. My name is Lauren Debski. I am a dual board-certified family and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.
Are you doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? Have you tried countless times to change a your behavior, such as quitting alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, heroin, methamphetamines, or nicotine? Have you recently left inpatient rehabilitation or an inpatient psychiatric ward and need additional support? Do you feel like your mood, anxiety, and depression are running your life? Do you feel triggered by your past? Making these changes can be extremely difficult and cannot be done alone. My name is Lauren Debski. I am a dual board-certified family and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.
Josefa Licas
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Dr. Josefa Licas sees patients ages 18 to 64. Dr. Licas attended undergraduate school at University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Dr. Licas completed her medical degree in CEBU Doctors College of Medicine in Cebu, Philippines. She did community service such as outreach programs and medical missions for indigents before immigrating to the United States.
Dr. Josefa Licas sees patients ages 18 to 64. Dr. Licas attended undergraduate school at University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Dr. Licas completed her medical degree in CEBU Doctors College of Medicine in Cebu, Philippines. She did community service such as outreach programs and medical missions for indigents before immigrating to the United States.
Muralikrishnan Parthasarathy
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Dr. Parthasarathy graduated from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore University, India in 1992. He practiced general medicine in India from 1992 to 2000. Dr. Parthasarathy completed General Psychiatry Residency in 2006 and Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in 2008 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. He also served as a Chief Resident during Child Fellowship training. Dr. Parthasarathy has extensive experience in treating children and adolescents.
Dr. Parthasarathy graduated from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore University, India in 1992. He practiced general medicine in India from 1992 to 2000. Dr. Parthasarathy completed General Psychiatry Residency in 2006 and Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in 2008 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. He also served as a Chief Resident during Child Fellowship training. Dr. Parthasarathy has extensive experience in treating children and adolescents.
Noor Bahramzi
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078 (Online Only)
Have you ever experienced a time when the weight of life's demands felt overwhelmingly heavy? Do you have strategies or support systems in place to help you navigate through those challenging times?
Have you ever experienced a time when the weight of life's demands felt overwhelmingly heavy? Do you have strategies or support systems in place to help you navigate through those challenging times?
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Bipolar Disorder Psychiatrists
What is the most successful approach to treating bipolar disorder?
Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and a number of therapies have been found effective in providing support to patients as they gain the skills to understand and manage the disorder. Family-focused therapy is often helpful for children and teens (the majority of cases develop before age 19); it aims to minimize mood cycling by improving family communication and reducing conflict. It also helps young people navigate the developmental challenges the disorder can create. Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) and variants such as Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)help patients manage the thoughts and feelings that influence bipolar mood swings as well as develop specific behavioral strategies to counteract them.
What happens in therapy for bipolar disorder?
Because the patterns of mood switching and its triggers differ for each person and can change over time, mood tracking or monitoring becomes a basic way patients learn about the nature of their condition. One of the most common features of therapy is finding a workable method of mood monitoring, in which patients track their daily activities and rate their moods, then use the findings to adjust routines accordingly. Patients learn ways of handling the many stresses that arise in life so that they do not trigger mood swings.
What kinds of problems does therapy help with?
Like many other mental health disorders, BPD is heavily influenced by stress; therapy provides skills for coping with stressors of all kinds. Therapy is extremely important for helping individuals identify the situations that may trigger mood switching, so that mood swings can be prevented. Therapy may especially target recognition of the early stages of mood change so that they can be managed. In addition, therapy helps patients deal with the significant amount of turbulence the disorder can create in relationships and in work life.
What is the goal of therapy for bipolar disorder?
Therapy helps patients set up their lives to maintain stability so that their mood isn’t constantly threatened by daily events. Perhaps the first task of therapy is to educate people about the nature of the disorder. At the same time, a primary goal of therapy is to enhance adherence to drug treatment. Extended periods of mood stability can prompt patients to discontinue medication, triggering relapse, while the early phases of manic episodes can feel so energizing that patients stop medication, ushering in full-blown mania and the altered self-perception that can lead to destructive behaviors. Another major goal of therapy is to understand one’s mood patterns so as to minimize both the frequency and intensity of mood cycling.