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by Shobhit Negi MD The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has gripped the world with apprehension. Our brains are on overdrive. We are constantly dealing with an invisible threat because we don’t know who is infected. Anyone could infect us. We don’t know how bad it will get or how long it will last.…
Read MoreAs a leading treatment provider in the DMV for the last 40 years, Columbia Counseling Center continues to look for innovative ways to provide mental health services to the Columbia and surrounding communities. While we continue to navigate the changing landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are proud to say our efforts to maintain a consistent treatment platform for both psychological and psychiatrist needs have weathered the storm. …
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By: Dr. Larry Grubb If you are involved with Facebook you’ve probably had the experience where you read a comment a friend wrote about you and you immediately say “I can’t believe what she said about me! I trusted her! I’ll never speak to her again!” Your friend just made a huge withdrawal from her Emotional Bank Account (EBA) with you and it will take a lot of work to refill the account and repair the relationship.…
Read MoreYour diet, what you do to take care of yourself and how you lead your life all have a direct impact on both physical and mental wellbeing. In fact, the immune system and our physiological status can be influenced by what we do on a daily basis. Dr. Nick R.S. Hall at the University of South Florida lecturing on the Mind-Body connection offered the following guidelines for maintaining a healthy body and a positive and effective psychological state: Keep blood sugar low (fasting glucose = 100);…
Read MoreLast Fall (2016) I attended the Psychiatric Congress in Miami, Florida. Having attended their meetings in previous years, I was looking forward to hearing the latest, up tp date, state of the art, treatments and medication protocols for depression, anxiety and bi polar disorders. The speakers were all prominent clinicians and research scientists in the field. …
Read MoreThe American Psychological Association conducts an annual survey to assess overall stress levels and the sources that generate our concerns. Before 2016 the main issues were money, work and the economy. In 2016 people were becoming focused on the presidential election. Those who use social media appeared more concerned about the election (54%) than those who do not use social media (45%). …
Read MoreAdolescence can be a challenging time for children (and their parents). Hormonal changes, physical development and increasingly complex peer relationships all contribute to psychological concerns and conflicts. Since adolescence is a time of shifting moods and changes in perceptions (‘you’re the worst parents…ever!”) it is sometimes difficult to understand which behaviors are “normal” and which behaviors represent the development of significant psychopathology.…
Read MoreIt is common practice in psychoanalysis for the patient to report the content of dreams as part of treatment. Sigmund Freud believed that dreams were a window into the unconscious mind. Therefor, by understanding and interpreting the content of dreams the patient would reveal thoughts and images that would possibly clarify current or past experiences,…
Read MoreRecent articles( such as this piece from psychcentral.com have posited the notion that serotonin is not a significant component of the depressive process .Further, that drug companies, having developed serotonin enhancing medicines, began an advertising campaign to “convince” the public that serotonin was the “cure” for depression.The idea that drug companies would conspire to mislead the public is quite questionable ( although I do enjoy a good conspiracy theory).…
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