SHOW KINDNESS FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT
I recently came to know that KINDNESS has two major types. These are Everyday Kindness and Informed Kindness. Everyday Kindness includes simple, thoughtful actions like [...]
The Power of Coming Prepared with Questions
When visiting a psychiatrist, whether it's your first appointment or a follow-up, coming prepared with questions is crucial. Having a list of questions allows you [...]
Connection: Breaking Through the Isolation
When mental health struggles set in, it's easy to feel disconnected from the world around you, as if no one truly understands what you're going [...]
The Happiness Trap: Why Chasing Joy Might Leave You Unfulfilled
Constantly seeking happiness can sometimes be counterproductive, as it places undue pressure on us to always feel a certain way, which is neither realistic nor [...]
Comprehensive Evaluation and Advanced Treatment Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Depression at Empower Psychiatry
Our approach at Empower Psychiatry is to comprehensively evaluate patients with depression who are not responding to medications. We start with a thorough reassessment of [...]
Understanding Antidepressant Withdrawal
Is there such a thing as Antidepressant Withdrawal? Yes, you can experience antidepressant withdrawal if you abruptly stop taking the medication, especially if you've been [...]
Antidepressants and Weight Gain
We know that antidepressants in general cause weight gain. However, we still don't have scientifically backed answers for which antidepressants are more or less likely [...]
How Stress Eating Packs on the Pounds
Stress can significantly impact how our bodies metabolize food, often leading to unwanted weight gain. Janice K. Kiecolt-Glasser and her colleagues conducted a study showing [...]