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Mental Health
With a wide range of expertise, we are able to holistically treat our patient's conditions whether they originate from a single factor or combinations of many.
Depression & Anxiety Treatment
Depressive disorder, frequently referred to simply as depression, is more than just feeling sad or going through a rough patch. It’s a serious mental health condition that requires understanding and medical care. Left untreated, depression can be devastating for those who have it and their families. Fortunately, with early detection, diagnosis, and a treatment plan consisting of medication, psychotherapy, and healthy lifestyle choices, many people can and do get better.
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Some will only experience one depressive episode in a lifetime, but for most, depressive disorder recurs. Without treatment, episodes may last a few months to several years.
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About 21 million U.S. adults—8.4% of the population—had at least one major depressive episode in 2020.
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Changes in sleep
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Changes in appetite
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Lack of concentration
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Loss of energy
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Lack of interest in activities
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Hopelessness or guilty thoughts
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Changes in movement (less activity or agitation)
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Physical aches and pains
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Suicidal thoughtsโ
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Psychosis & Mood Disorders
Most people think of psychosis as a break with reality. In a way, it is. Psychosis is characterized as disruptions to a person’s thoughts and perceptions that make it difficult for them to recognize what is real and what isn’t. These disruptions are often experienced as seeing, hearing, and believing things that aren’t real or having strange, persistent thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. While everyone’s experience is different, most people say psychosis is frightening and confusing.
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Psychosis is a symptom, not an illness, and it is more common than you may think. In the U.S., approximately 100,000 young people experience psychosis each year. As many as 3 in 100 people will have an episode at some point in their lives.
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A worrisome drop in grades or job performance
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Trouble thinking clearly or concentrating
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Suspiciousness or uneasiness with others
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A decline in self-care or personal hygiene
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Spending a lot more time alone than usual
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Strong, inappropriate emotions or having no feelings at all
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Attention Deficit Disorders
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition in which characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in young people. An estimated 8.8% of children aged 4-17 have ADHD. While ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, it does not only affect children. An estimated 4.4% of adults aged 18-44 have ADHD.
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With treatment, people with ADHD can be successful in school, work and lead productive lives. Researchers are using new tools such as brain imaging to better understand the condition and to find more effective ways to treat and prevent ADHD.
Signs of inattention include:
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Becoming easily distracted, and jumping from activity to activity.
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Becoming bored with a task quickly.
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Difficulty focusing attention or completing a single task or activity.
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Trouble completing or turning in homework assignments.
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Losing things such as school supplies or toys.
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Not listening or paying attention when spoken to.
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Daydreaming or wandering with lack of motivation.
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Difficulty processing information quickly.
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Struggling to follow directions.
Courtesy of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mood Disorders
If you have a mood disorder, your general emotional state or mood is distorted or inconsistent with your circumstances and interferes with your ability to function. You may be extremely sad, empty or irritable (depressed), or you may have periods of depression alternating with being excessively happy (mania).
Anxiety disorders can also affect your mood and often occur along with depression. Mood disorders may increase your risk of suicide.
Some examples of mood disorders include:
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Prolonged and persistent periods of extreme sadness
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Depression that includes alternating times of depression and mania
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Emotional ups and downs that are less extreme than bipolar disorder
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Mood changes and irritability that occur during the premenstrual phase of a woman's cycle and go away with the onset of menses
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A long-term (chronic) form of depression
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Chronic, severe and persistent irritability in children that often includes frequent temper outbursts that are inconsistent with the child's developmental age
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A persistent depressed mood and a significant loss of pleasure in most or all activities that's directly related to the physical effects of another medical condition
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Depression symptoms that develop during or soon after substance use or withdrawal or after exposure to a medication
Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic
