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Looking for a Psychiatrist that takes your Insurance?
It can be challenging, frustrating trying to find a psychiatrist that takes your insurance as more psychiatrist are opting out of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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High Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction Among Individuals With Schizophrenia
The prevalence of sexual dysfunction remains high in people with schizophrenia, but treating comorbid depression could be effective in...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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SSRI Use During Pregnancy Alters the Child’s Brain Development
In a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found that children born to mothers who used SSRIs during pregnancy had reduced brain...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 7, 20233 min read
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Moms With OUD: Improved Infant Care Seen With Use of Prenatal Addiction Meds
- Access for pregnant women is a "public health and policy imperative," study author says OUD For mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD),...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Pregnancy Specific Alcohol Policies May Not Work
Pregnancy-Specific Alcohol Policies May Not Work Most of these pregnancy specific alcohol policies have no impact on infant injuries and...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Prenatal Valproate Exposure Associated With Psychiatric Disorders in Late Childhood
Nearly 42.6% of children were prenatally exposed to antiseizure medication. HealthDay News — Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Maternal Labor Epidural Analgesia May Be Linked to Autism in Children
The risk increased with labor epidural analgesia alone and labor epidural analgesia and oxytocin, compared with no exposure. HealthDay...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 20232 min read
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Neurodevelopmental Delay Seen in Offspring of Moms With Low Fiber Intake
HealthDay News — Lower maternal fiber intake during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental delay in...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 20231 min read
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Prenatal Screening Autism is Ethical Dilemma
Prenatal Screening Autism is highly heritable—but is it a disease? Should it be cured? Could screening for it lead to eugenics? We...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 202314 min read
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Phase 3 Clinical Program Announced for Monotherapy Treatment for MDD
Oral monotherapy for major depressive disorder entering phase 3 trials ‘Trial and error’ treatment approach for major depressive disorder...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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A Holistic Approach to Women's Stress
Psychiatric Times posted an article detailing the complexities of women focused-mental health and its impact on families and communities....
Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Aug 15, 20239 min read
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Yoga — Trifecta of Strength, Flexibility, and Balance
I have been practicing yoga on and off for the past 4–5 years, which may have been hindered by my intermittent periods of laziness....
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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Are Medications Safe During Pregnancy?
Some of my girlfriends that have been on medications for mood disorders for most of their adult lives are faced with the dilemma of...
Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Aug 13, 20233 min read
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Postpartum Psychosis: Improving the Likelihood of Early Intervention
“She would never hurt her baby.” These are words commonly uttered by the partners and family members of women presenting to our...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 13, 20235 min read
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Special Considerations in Treating Women With Schizophrenia
How does schizophrenia differ between men and women, and what does this mean for developing treatment strategies Several aspects of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 13, 20239 min read
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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads
More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for behavioral health ...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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Holistic Mental Health with Medications, Therapy, and Alternatives
As the name implies, it is about living your “one life” to its fullest potential without any psychological or psychiatric limitations. My...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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