I Wish My Parents Would….
The relationship between a parent and their teen is complicated to say the least. Parents are the roommates we don’t get to choose yet are paired up with for the first 18 years of our lives. Granted, we don’t have much to say for the first few years and they do all the work, cleaning, […]
The immigrant paradox – The urgent call for the right mental health care
Recent headlines about detainment and family separations at the border have flung the immigrant plight into the spotlight. The mental health of the people affected by these changes is an important area for further understanding. Mental health conditions are not contagious, but research shows that some mental health conditions may have a genetic link. Bipolar […]
Does Your Mental Health Affect Your Parenting?
This particular subject is a bit touchy. While some experts say yes, others beg to differ. To a certain extent, yes, your mental health does affect your parenting. Will my child have a mental health condition as well? Mental health conditions are not contagious, but research shows that some mental health conditions may have a […]
Vision Board – What’s on Your Board?
We are well into 2019, the second month of the year and I simply ask “Have you kept with your intentions?”, “Have your Visions for this year shifted, changed, altered”, “morphed into something different?”, “Have you asked yourself what YOUR vision for your life is day-by-day?” What is a Vision Board, you may be asking. […]
Relapse Prevention Planning as Part of Behavioral Health Recovery
Benefiting from psychotherapy involves hard work, both in sessions and in the real world. Being committed to making positive behavioral changes, using strategic behavioral and cognitive interventions, and being vulnerable to in depth exploration of past relationships, traumas, and decisions made from a place of anxiety, sadness, and misunderstanding are components of the hard work […]
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Reflection, Intention, & Regenerate
As the year comes to a close, even if we are technically mid-December, the days counting toward January 2019 is around the corner. When we are surrounded by those we love and those who love us, we revel in the moments shared, then when the laughter ceases, the meals are now left overs, and the […]
Is work really hell?
A recent highly unscientific and totally biased study of 18 sequential patients admitted to the New Ageish yet medium-high tech Union Square office of an upstart group psychiatric practice revealed that 9.5 of them had work-related issues that significantly exacerbated or even “caused” their symptomatology. (D. Brody, personal communication.) An attempt was made to quantify […]
Honest talk about depression and psychotropic drugs during pregnancy
Catch Dr.Vidushi Savant, MD candidly talking about depression and psychotropic during pregnancy. In her article published in www.losaltosonline.com She suggests that one must weigh the risks of untreated depression against risks caused by exposing the fetus to medication. Find out why she made that comment in this exclusive article. Published in: www.losaltosonline.com Written by Dr. […]
Mental health problems rampant among ‘friends’
Mental health problems are rampant among Facebook friends. But most of them don’t feel comfortable telling about their disorders to their closest Facebook friends. In his article featured in www.losaltosonline.com Dr.Christopher Sorensen, MD, psychiatrist, openly talks about various types of mental health issues and unique psychology of people in our country. Published in: www.losaltosonline.com Written […]
Psychiatry startup incorporates tech to connect
A few years back, there was no thermometer for mental health. Thanks to SavantCare, psychiatrists, and patients can track goals, medications, symptoms, weight, and different screenings now. Published in: www.losaltosonline.com Written by Dr. Vidushi Savant, MD, Psychiatrist On Jun 15, 2016 Dr. Vidushi Savant, MD is a Stanford trained psychiatrist, and Director and Co-founder of […]