Pacific Psychiatry is preparing to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive, office-based treatment that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate targeted areas of the brain. TMS is not currently available through Pacific Psychiatry. Once the program opens, a qualified clinician will determine whether treatment is appropriate after an individualized evaluation.
When most people think of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), they picture a hyperactive elementary school student who cannot sit still in class. But ADHD is not just a childhood condition. According to a comprehensive report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 6% of U.S. adults—roughly 15.5
We’ve all heard someone say, “I’m so OCD,” simply because they like their pens color-coded. Cultural trends have turned obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) into a punchline or a quirky adjective for being tidy. But if you actually have OCD, you know it’s not a quirk. Here are six signs that what
When you are living with depression, even the smallest tasks can feel like climbing a mountain. If you have recognized that you are struggling—whether you feel persistently numb, overwhelmingly sad, or just detached from the life you used to love—you have already taken the hardest step: admitting you need help.
For most physicians, the practice of medicine is as much a calling as it is a profession. The calling of this practice is rooted in the character of the physician whose daily decisions and patient interactions are the outcomes of a commitment to values that supersede one’s own self-interest. However,
Panic attacks can be frightening and disorienting, often arriving without warning and creating a surge of intense physical and emotional sensations. Approximately 4.7% of U.S. adults experience panic disorder at some time in their lives. Many people describe feeling disconnected from their surroundings, overwhelmed by fear, or convinced that something
As I began writing this next installment on the series, “Physician Health & Wellness in the Era of COVID-19” I was struck by how much had changed in the last 6 months regarding COVID-19. Based on my research for the first article and the favorable trajectory of the pandemic was
James Lake, M.D., wrote in a June 2020 article in the Psychiatric Times on “4 Pillars of Good Mental Health.” Dr. Lake states, “It is of utmost importance to focus on improving lifestyle factors, which may then translate into improved general mental health, and more resilience in the face of
Though considered by many a newer concept, the tenets of wellness date back to antiquity. Long before recorded history, human drive for survival and exposure to the ubiquity of physical suffering and death must have elicited a desire to escape or at least defer that inevitability. And with that desire, a search