Mental Health

New Long-Term Study: Does Water Fluoridation Actually Impact IQ?

For decades, water fluoridation has been hailed as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. However, in recent years, it has become a flashpoint for debate. From social media threads to state legislatures, concerns have grown: Is the fluoride in our water supply harming our children’s developing brains? A groundbreaking study published […]

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The Digital “Stress Trap”: Is Your Screen Time Fueling Your Burnout?

We often talk about the “healing power” of taking a break, but for many healthcare professionals, those breaks are spent staring at a screen. Whether it’s scrolling through Instagram, catching up on TikTok, or watching YouTube, digital devices have become the go-to escape from the high-pressure environment of the clinic. However, a new study published

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Need Sleep?

Need Sleep? One of the most common symptoms that can lead to significant brain disorders, like anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and memory loss, is insomnia.   Insomnia refers to the difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking earlier than one would expect or want to wake from sleep.   In my field of

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What is Bipolar Disorder?

A common question that comes up in consultation is, “What is Bipolar Disorder?”     There is a lot of confusion regarding this diagnosis because of the colloquial use of the term “bipolar.”  This term is thrown around to describe instances of intense emotional outbursts, frequent mood swings, unpredictable behavior, or even an excuse for poor

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‘Tis the Season

 The holiday season comes around each year when the days are the shortest, darkest, and coldest Whether it is due to grief for a departed loved one, family discord, isolation, loneliness, being “stuck inside”, or any number of reasons, so many of us struggle through this time of year despite being told that it should be joyous

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ECT

ECT

ECT is the oldest biologically based treatment in psychiatry.  The first treatment was performed in 1938.  The first ECT patient had a condition we now call catatonia.  Catatonia, untreated, is nearly 100% fatal.  This patient would have died in a state psychiatric hospital as many people at the time did due to untreated mental illness. 

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Understanding Mental Illness

Mental Illness = Brain Disease To explain mental Illness, it makes sense to look at other illnesses that affect the human body. Hypertension, also called High Blood Pressure, is a type of disease that increases the blood pressure in the body. This illness is often an inherited disease that is caused by both genetic and

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