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Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Vilash Reddy, MD

Oct 167 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Key Takeaways Low-dose lithium shows promise in preventing dementia and reducing suicide risk, with evidence supporting its...

A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing

Vilash Reddy, MD

Oct 911 min read

Mental Health Stigma

A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing

Key Takeaways CBT's cultural adaptations help Black clients manage racism's psychological impacts, such as internalized racism and...

Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 224 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry

Keypoint: This book can help readers looking to navigate the confusing landscape of mental health advice, and assist them in protecting...

Mental Health and Diabetic Complications: A Two-Way Link

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 52 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Mental Health and Diabetic Complications: A Two-Way Link

TOPLINE: Mental health disorders increase the likelihood of developing chronic diabetic complications and vice versa across all age...

Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 54 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care

Lauren Opladen remembers the agonizing wait all too well. At age 17, struggling with paralyzing depression after losing her brother to...

Short-Term Screen Time Reduction Improves Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 22 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Short-Term Screen Time Reduction Improves Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

TOPLINE: Reducing screen time for entire families — parents, children, and adolescents — over a 2-week period can improve the mental...

'Alarming' Rise in Mental Health Hospital Admissions Involving Methamphetamine

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 12 min read

Mental Health Stigma

'Alarming' Rise in Mental Health Hospital Admissions Involving Methamphetamine

There has been an "alarming" increase in mental health hospital admissions involving methamphetamine use, new research showed....

Poverty Causally Linked to Mental Illness and Vice Versa

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 302 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Poverty Causally Linked to Mental Illness and Vice Versa

There is a bidirectional, causal relationship between mental illness and poverty, new research showed. "This study indicates that certain...

A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 294 min read

Mental Health Stigma

A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care

Lauren Opladen remembers the agonizing wait all too well. At age 17, struggling with paralyzing depression after losing her brother to...

Youth With Conduct Disorder Show Widespread Differences in Brain Structure

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 223 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Youth With Conduct Disorder Show Widespread Differences in Brain Structure

Keypoint: NIH-funded study of conduct disorder identifies new brain areas associated with the disorder, offering future directions for...

Childhood Adversity Robustly Linked to Adult Mental Illness

Vilash Reddy, MD

Mar 223 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Childhood Adversity Robustly Linked to Adult Mental Illness

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a significantly increased risk for adult depressive, anxiety, and stress-related...

Substantial Boost in Virtual-Only Mental Health Treatment

Vilash Reddy, MD

Feb 192 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Substantial Boost in Virtual-Only Mental Health Treatment

TOPLINE: In 2022, approximately 13% of mental health specialists switched to practicing exclusively via telemedicine, with rates highest...

As Psychiatrists, Do We Offer Hope or Do We Offer Death?

chrisviesumalinog

Oct 16, 20234 min read

Philosophy

As Psychiatrists, Do We Offer Hope or Do We Offer Death?

I remember what it was like to be a medical student at a well-known cancer hospital where patients were dying of cancer. In life's final...

How to Advocate Effectively for Loved Ones Harmed by Psychiatric Drugs

chrisviesumalinog

Oct 9, 202317 min read

Mental Health Stigma

How to Advocate Effectively for Loved Ones Harmed by Psychiatric Drugs

The judge ordered me to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. I’d only been an attorney for just under five years and now a judge was...

chrisviesumalinog

Sep 7, 20233 min read

Mindfulness

10 Tips for Avoiding Relapse

Avoiding Relapse. Achieving sobriety is tough, and so is maintaining it. We've put together ten tips to help you stay on track after...

Grief Rituals are Pathways to Emotional Healing

chrisviesumalinog

Sep 6, 20235 min read

Grief

Grief Rituals are Pathways to Emotional Healing

Loss is unavoidable on the human journey. Where there is loss, grief follows. Grief can be overwhelming due to the intensity of emotions...

List of Famous Psychoanalysts - origin of therapy

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 31, 20233 min read

Psychodynamic Therapy

List of Famous Psychoanalysts - origin of therapy

List of Famous Psychoanalysts - origin of therapy List of Famous Psychoanalysts - origin of therapy What is Psychoanalysis?...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 28, 20233 min read

Psychotherapy

ANTS! Automatic Negative Thoughts

Correcting the Automatic Negative Thoughts That Steal Your Happiness and Rob Your Joy One of the most effective techniques we use with...

chrisviesumalinog

Aug 28, 20235 min read

Mental Health Stigma

A Biopsychosocial Approach to Illness

The brain and body are intimately connected in health and illness. Three Aspects of Health and Healing: The Biopsychosocial Model in...

Patient-Reported Racism Linked to Mistrust, Worse Patient-Clinician Communication

chrisviesumalinog

Aug 27, 20231 min read

Mental Health Stigma

Patient-Reported Racism Linked to Mistrust, Worse Patient-Clinician Communication

High frequency of discrimination and microaggressions in health care settings were reported by Black patients with serious illness....

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Child and Adult Psychiatrist

Phone: 888-855-0947 Office Hours: M-F 10am-6pm Fax: 346-766-0599

After hours: If urgent, life threatening (please call 988, 911, or go to nearest ER. Otherwise, for side effects to medications, please text 816-766-0119. For all other non-urgent issues, please contact us Practice Q messaging portal or contact us during clinic hours at 888-855-0947.

We are in network with a majority of insurance companies Click here to see the full list **Seeing all patients in Missouri and Kansas (only for telepsychiatry)

Child Psychiatrist /Adult Psychiatrist

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888-855-0947

346-766-0599

support@onelifepsychiatry.com

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Administrative Office (only offering telepsychiatry/teletherapy services) - we do not offer in person appointments. Appointments are required. One Life Psychiatry 4050 Pennsylvania Ave Kansas City, MO 64111-3041

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

© One Life Psychiatry PLLC- 2024

We are in network with a majority of insurance companies
Click here to see the full list

**Seeing all patients in Missouri and Kansas (only for telepsychiatry)

Administrative Office (only offering telepsychiatry/teletherapy services) - we do not offer in person appointments. Appointments are required.

One Life Psychiatry
4050 Pennsylvania Ave
Kansas City, MO 64111-3041