Information About Involuntary Commitment
I recently came across a great article written by Drs. Alexander and Olsen who are psychiatrists in the Maricopa County Healthcare System. The article is due to be run …
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Is Our Treatment of Mental Health a Crime?
Happy Friday! I recently came across an article that got me thinking. We know that our jails and prisons are overcrowded, but how much of the burden on the …
Psychiatry and Hope: Let’s Stand Together
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Therefore, I am especially appreciative that the American Psychiatric Association and the editorial staff at Psychiatric News shared my article on Depression and …
Do you drink too much?
months I hope to share more of the research that is being published on that evolving topic on this blog. Sticking with the topic of addiction again, I came …
Alcohol Kills!
I just read an interesting article on the dangers of alcohol. Click here for the full article. While alcohol is not an illicit drug, it is well known to cause intoxication …
How Improving Your Mental Wellness Goes Beyond Mental Health
Over the past few months the focus of my articles has been on providing education and resources that anyone can use to improve their mental health. My goal with …
Psychedelic Treatment of Addiction: Coming to a Clinic near You?
With “Celebrities” like Scott Disick and Brooke Mueller making the news for allegedly entering addiction programs that utilize Hallucinogens as treatment of addiction, it came as no surprise to me that some of …
Tip of My Cap: New Beginning
After spending the past 8 years in Arizona, I have moved back to my home town of Los Angeles, CA to begin a one year Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship through …
Do Alcohol and Drugs Make You More Creative?
*Disclaimer: This was not an actual case, any similarities to actual patients is purely coincidental, this is a conglomeration of several typical cases I have seen. Rounding in the …
The Most Dangerous Drugs in the U.S.
One of the most common questions my friends and family ask me about addiction is “What is the most dangerous drug?” There are certainly many metrics for quantifying the …