As I See It: Vol.1 Issue #3
I’m a fan of the famous advice column Dear Abby begun in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name Abigail Van Buren and carried on today by her daughter Jeanne Phillips.
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Feb 13, 2012 | 0 comments
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Timing
You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase, “timing is everything” in life. It’s not. Timing is indeed an important component when it comes to success in any area of our lives, but to maximize its benefits two critical precursors must be in place: planning and action.
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 comments
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Spirituality, Religion and Mood
A study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry examines the effect of religion and spirituality on depression. Those claiming that religion was important to them only had approximately 1/10th the risk of experiencing depression – compared to those not holding religion in high esteem.
Jan 31, 2012 | 0 comments
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As I See It: Vol.1 Issue #2
We’ve all been hurt by someone or have found ourselves on the short end of some situation. And when treated unfairly, there’s a natural tendency to want to right the wrong or level the playing field, so to speak.
Jan 17, 2012 | 0 comments
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Initiating Antidepressant Selection: What’s Important
For clients being prescribed an antidepressant for the first time, here are some important considerations: How the depression presents. There are some 12 subtypes of major depressive disorder, but none of them are reliable predictors of antidepressant response. Nevertheless, there needs to be a starting point for the selection process. For example, is the client’s [...]
Jan 09, 2012 | 0 comments
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Three Reasons Why I’m Not Looking Forward to a DSM 5
The absence of clear biological markers to aid us in establishing an etiological basis for diagnosing mental health disorders will translate into a manual that is more of the same. Lacking such markers, lists of symptoms will continue to be grouped into syndromes that are different in name only.
Jan 06, 2012 | 0 comments
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Mental Health Diagnosis: A Model for Success
Diagnosing mental health conditions is more art than science – always was, always will be. The diagnosis of general medical conditions is not without an art component, but physical medicine has a major advantage over mental health medicine: the ability to objectify findings. Diagnostically speaking, there is an obvious, self-evident advantage to be able to [...]
Jan 04, 2012 | 0 comments
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As I See It: Vol.1 Issue #1
I’ve always liked the signature phrase that helped define the Nike Corporation, namely, “Just Do It.” I like this phrase because it simply and succinctly states the best way to learn something, particularly something new.
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 comments
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New Treatment Guidelines for ADD: More Recklessness in the Making?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently released updated ADD guidelines that recommend medication treatment for preschool children as young as age 4 – despite the fact that use at such a young age remains FDA unapproved.
Dec 19, 2011 | 0 comments
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Micromanaging Insomnia
Reaffirming the notion that there is indeed a pill for every ill, on November 23rd of this month the US Food and Drug Administration approved Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablets) for use as needed for the management of insomnia associated with middle-of-the-night awakenings and difficulty returning to sleep. This is the first time the FDA [...]
Nov 28, 2011 | 0 comments
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