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Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Alzheimer's Transmissible Via Stem Cell Transplantation?
Studies in preclinical models hint that familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be transmissible via bone marrow transplant, but the...
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chrisviesumalinog
Nov 7, 20231 min read
FDA Clears First OTC Fentanyl Urine Test
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first over-the-counter test for the preliminary detection of fentanyl in urine....
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chrisviesumalinog
Nov 7, 20233 min read
A Cautionary Tale: Are the Memories True?
A recent film about singer Joan Baez and repressed memory. KEY POINTS Recovered memory therapy, a discredited therapy, claimed to recover...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 22, 20232 min read
Dr. Carl Jung Explains How to Own Yourself
Here is the basic principles behind Dr. Carl Jung's excerpt on how to own your yourself. Carl Jung (1875-1961) Carl Jung was an early...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 22, 20233 min read
These Daily Things are RUINING Your Life | Carl Jung as Psychoanalyst
Carl Jung (1875-1961) Carl Jung was an early 20th century psychotherapist and psychiatrist who created the field of analytical...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 16, 20234 min read
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...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Carl Jung - How To Be Authentic (Jungian Philosophy)
One of the most famous psychiatrist Carl Jung who developed Jungian Analysis. His approach to the human mind deferred from Sigmund Freud...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Time Wasted Where You Could Be Productive....
How Many Hours a Day Do You Waste? Amazing video by Dr. Jordan Peterson about how productive we could be if we paid attention to the...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 202312 min read
What Happens When There Is No Help?
My long and complicated lifelong relationship with mental health issues and mainstream psychiatry takes place across three different...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 20234 min read
Ethical Principles in Mental Health Care
Primum non nocere: above all, do no harm! KEY POINTS Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice are ethical principles that...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 20233 min read
The Outsourcing of Mental Healthcare to the Public Sector
What can be done to restore balance in healthcare delivery KEY POINTS Mental health care tends to bring in less money than other areas of...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Telepsychiatry Services: Way of the Future
Does psychiatry’s future lean towards online practice? Telepsychiatry is a form of telemedicine that uses telephone or video conferencing...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 202319 min read
Real Psychiatry The reality of psychiatry rather than the perception
Are there potential problems in the latest study on antipsychotic medication reduction and discontinuation? Psychiatry A study on...
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chrisviesumalinog
Oct 7, 202326 min read
The STAR*D Scandal: Scientific Misconduct on a Grand Scale
When the STAR*D study was launched more than two decades ago, the NIMH investigators promised that the results would be rapidly...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 26, 20236 min read
The True Big Pharma Backers Show Themselves
Here is a hint – they are not psychiatrists or even physicians. They are Republicans. That may come as a shock to those of you who have...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 202313 min read
What Is Self Awareness? (+5 Ways to Be More Self Aware)
Self-awareness is the ability to see yourself clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection. While it may not be possible...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20231 min read
A Guide to the 5 Levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
In a 1943 paper titled "A Theory of Human Motivation," American psychologist Abraham Maslow theorized that human decision-making is...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 202319 min read
Mental Health Matters Podcast: Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide
Mental Health Matters Episode Summary In 2020, suicide was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 21, 20236 min read
Avoiding the Path of Least Resistance
In this insightful interview, experts discuss the journey toward a more humanistic approach in psychiatry, the challenges of integrating...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 7, 20233 min read
Creating Secure Attachment
Healthy relationships require the right mix of intimacy and independence. Those with insecure attachment struggle to get this balance...
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