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Functional Psychiatry: The Future of Mental Health Care

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Functional psychiatry represents a transformative shift in mental health care, addressing the root causes of mental health conditions by integrating physical, psychological, and environmental factors. This comprehensive, personalized approach aims to provide long-lasting solutions for mental well-being.

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How Psychiatrists Responded to the Launch of Our New ECT Survey

Mad in America

The resulting online questionnaire had 47 questions, covering demographics; the prescribing process; information about antidepressant usage and perceptions of their effectiveness; side-effects; benefits; experiences of alternative treatment options; and beliefs about the causes of depression. I put on 27 kg and developed diabetes.’

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Letting Go of Lithium

Mad in America

My sister took antidepressants and my family has a lot of mental health issues, so based on that, I was thrown into the same category. I started talking fast, coming up with ideas and creative projects and I stopped sleeping. They said if I didn’t go to sleep they would make me. And they did. My world was shattered.

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How Functional Medicine Helps with Anxiety

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Functional medicine, however, takes a holistic approach to treating anxiety by identifying and targeting the underlying imbalances that contribute to mental health concerns.

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How Epigenetics Could Revolutionize ADHD Care

ADDitude

What if we could more accurately predict someones response to a medication and use that information to prescribe a personalized ADHD treatment plan, instead of going through unnecessary trial and error? Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think. Epigenetic alterations have been linked to numerous poor health outcomes.

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Exploring the Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders

Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

These signs could point to something more than just occasional stress; they could be part of a more profound mental health condition. I’m Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee, and I’ve spent years in the field of mental health, helping individuals and families navigate the often challenging terrain of psychiatric conditions.

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Child Mind Institute and Kaggle Launch Competition to Predict Teen Internet Addiction

Child Mind Intitute

Citizen scientists will use Healthy Brain Network data on physical activity and internet use; competition sponsored by Dell Technologies and NVIDIA New York, NY The youth mental health crisis has many causes, but one rising concern is technology. sleep length and quality), clinical measurements (e.g.,