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Drug and Alcohol Treatment Options
There are many inpatient and outpatient treatment options for adults in need of treatment for substance use.
Choosing A Therapist
Choosing a therapist who is compatible with your needs and personality can be a difficult yet rewarding endeavor.
Is PANS a subtype of encephalitis?
Not quite, but this is a matter of debate and may depend on our growing knowledge about the condition.
Depression and World Teen Mental Health Awareness Day
Living with depression can be a tough and isolating experience for teens. It may seem like a dark cloud hanging over you, making it difficult to find hope or joy in life.
Anxiety and World Teen Mental Health Awareness Day
In this blog post, we will discuss how to deal with anxiety, one of the most common mental health issues affecting teenagers today.
Ketamine For Veterans
Ketamine therapy has shown promising benefits for veterans who suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is taking place Monday February 27th through Sunday March 5th, and brings insight into the complexity and commonality of eating disorders today.
8 Tips for Parents of High Energy Kids
Kids express energy and emotions in many ways. By looking at the child free from judgment caregivers really get in touch with matching helpful strategies to the needs of the child.
What does it mean that PANS is a relapsing-remitting disease?
A relapsing-remitting disease is one in which there is sometimes a reoccurence of symptoms after some period of resolution of symptoms.
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?
HRV has become more popular since the addition to wearable tech, so here is a user-friendly explanation of HRV and how it works.
Autism Diagnostic Screening - Now at Philadelphia Integrative Psychiatry!
We are trained to administer the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, or ADOS, which is widely considered the gold standard in diagnosing ASD in children, youth and adults.
Ketamine and Anxiety Disorders
While ketamine is known well to be a strong treatment for depression, we are beginning to understand more about the powerful effects ketamine has on anxiety as well.
Understanding Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Testing
When exploring options for understanding cognitive and learning challenges, you may come across terms like "neuropsychological testing" and "psychoeducational testing." Both are valuable tools in assessing different aspects of brain function and learning, but they serve different purposes and involve different processes.
Assessing for Inflammation in Depression
Inflammation can sometimes worsen or even cause depression. An elevated hs-CRP gives us hints about which medications and/or supplements may be helpful in treating depression.
Learning Disorders in ADHD
Ruling out learning disorders in patients with ADHD is very important.