Why are some clients so resistant to the use of psychotropic medication? After all, it is a treatment strategy that has garnered rather widespread acceptance as an option for treating a vast array of mental health maladies isn’t it? Over my next four blog entries, I’ll address four common reasons why clients refuse or even [...]
- ADD/ADHD is not being over-diagnosed. In fact, 50 percent of children that would meet diagnostic criteria for the disorder are NEVER diagnosed and will struggle with distractibility and inattention throughout their entire lives. – The most important telltale sign that a child may benefit from medication is when the child no longer feels accepted [...]
SAMe is considered by many to be one of the best natural antidepressants in the treatment of mild depression. This made SAMe headline news when it first hit the U.S. market in 1999. SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) is a substance found in the body that helps in the production of neurotransmitters and hormones aided by the amino [...]
What are some of the biggest risk factors for developing depression? The three biggest risk factors for developing depression are: (1) Genetic predisposition. Many individuals that meet criteria for major depressive disorder have a significant family history for depression. Treating clinicians should always thoroughly examine the depressed client’s “family tree” for depression. (2) Environmental events. [...]