Getting the proper amount of sleep is vital to mental health, yet its importance may be overlooked.
Mental health plays a pivotal role in shaping our overall well-being and happiness.
The act of eating is a double-edged sword. You must eat to live, but constant overeating damages your health and quality of life.
Opioid prescription medications are highly effective at reducing short-term and chronic pain. But their effects are also dangerously seductive because they generate a feeling of euphoria.
Everyone has possessions. They keep their belongings out of admiration, sentimentality, usefulness, need, want, or anticipation of needing or wanting.
Psychiatrists have helped untold millions of people sort out their mental and emotional difficulties so they can lead more rewarding lives.
Antidepressants help correct chemical imbalances in the brain by addressing the biological root causes of mental depression.
Technology has had an impact on nearly every aspect of our lives, and that includes mental health care.
Most of us have no hesitation about visiting a doctor if we’re suffering from a physical ailment.
The thought of seeking help from a psychiatrist for mental health treatment gives some people pause. They may fear it, distrust it or think there’s a stigma attached to it.
The first two drugs to serve specifically as antidepressants were clinically introduced in the 1950s. Antidepressants can be very helpful for people with moderate or severe depression.
Depression is a common mental condition in the United States. Almost 7 percent of adults will experience it in any given year, and about 16.
One question we often hear from prospective patients at New Rochelle Psychiatry Office is about the differences between a therapist and a psychotherapist.
People who suffer from general anxiety disorder (GAD) worry intensely about everyday incidences and circumstances that aren’t big deals to other individuals.
Suicide is complicated and tragic, but it can be prevented by recognizing the risk factors, warning signs and knowing how to get help.
Mental illnesses including mood, eating or post-traumatic stress disorders almost never occur all at once, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
Does this sound like you?
You’ve probably heard this advice given to someone you know who’s struggling with emotional difficulties: Talk to someone about it.
When Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy issued an advisory declaring that the U. S. was experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, it may have come as a shock to some people.
Maintaining harmonious relationships with people in your life can be a challenge. But an amicable connection with someone can be severely hampered if he (or she) is a narcissist.
Unfortunately, there are so many erroneous beliefs about the true nature of certain psychiatric disorders.
The link between sleep and mental health is a strong one.
There are many reasons why people get depressed. Most of them can be put into one of two categories: situational and clinical.
When you think about what constitutes being an alcoholic, do you think it means getting drunk every day to the point that someone must struggle to live his (or her) life in a normal manner?
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It’s not unusual to experience changes in mood in response to one’s shifting circumstances or in their environment.
More Americans than you think—15 million adults—suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD). That might also apply to you.
The blues. Everyone experiences them at one time or another. Sadness is an occasional part of the human experience for just about everyone, a normal response to difficult periods in our lives.
Growing up has always posed challenges to kids of each gender and of all ages. Childhood and adolescence are periods of change and vulnerability.
It’s not unusual for people who have gone through one or a series of extremely stressful experiences to continue feeling the trauma long after the event has passed.
The human brain is supremely intricate. And because it’s so complicated, it’s not surprising that “glitches” can arise.
If you are struggling with an emotional issue, a mental health disorder, or a troubling behavioral problem, the psychiatrist at New Rochelle Psychiatry Office is uniquely trained to help.
Experiencing or witnessing a traumatic act or event such as a violent attack or assault, a serious accident, a disaster, or an act of war or terrorism, can produce troubling feelings and thoughts long…
Millions of people around the world reap significant gains from psychiatric therapy.
The loss of a loved one is a difficult part of life that all of us face, and one that is experienced by each person differently.
Everyone experiences anger from time to time. It’s an emotion that’s completely normal and usually healthy.
Your brain is your body’s command and control center. This three-pound dynamo processes all of your emotions and tells your body to make what it believes to be the appropriate reaction.
If you have a phobia — an uncontrollable, irrational fear of a particular situation, activity or object — you are far from alone. Phobias are a common problem in today’s world.
All of us experience a range of emotions during the course of the day that can cause our moods to change.
