by calpsychiatry | Nov 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Mental Health, Social Issues, Stress, Tech, Technology, Telepsychiatry
With the lack of regular in-person interactions, many people are starting to feel more anxious before, during, and after social situations. For some people, this can develop into a full-blown anxiety disorder known as “social anxiety disorder.” Dr. Jenny Taitz,...
by calpsychiatry | Nov 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Article, Dating, Depression, Environment, Mental Health, Oppression, Relationships, Social Issues, Stress, Tech, Technology, Telepsychiatry, Young Adults
In this time, many people feel more isolated than ever due to COVID, politics, etc. People may feel alone in their views and “up in arms” against people who may disagree with them. Author Tania Israel’s new book, Beyond Your Bubble seeks to retrain people in empathy...
by calpsychiatry | Nov 16, 2020 | Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Mental Health, Social Issues, Stress, Tech, Technology, Telepsychiatry
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as seasonal depression, is a kind of depression that plagues people during the same time period each year. While it can happen anytime, most sufferers struggle during the winter months due to less sunlight. Some proactive...
by calpsychiatry | Oct 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Article, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Couples Therapy, Depression, Environment, Mental Health, PTSD, Social Issues, Stress, Technology, Telepsychiatry
For some time, experts thought that psychotherapy would go virtual. Now in the time of COVID-19, that shift has happened, and the benefits may be even greater than we initially thought. The field of mental health is vast and there are many treatment modalities....
by calpsychiatry | Aug 10, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders, Podcast, Technology
Dr. Ian Cook is the Director and CEO of the Los Angeles TMS Institute, and is Professor Emeritus at UCLA in both psychiatry and bioengineering. For most of the past three decades, Dr. Cook’s clinical focus has been on the treatment of mood disorders. His research has...
