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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....

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 12 min read

Psychiatric Disorders and Homelessness

How common are psychiatric disorders in unhoused individuals? Key points: Psychiatric illnesses are common in unhoused individuals, and...

Recognizing the Signs: Diagnosing Early-Onset Alzheimer's

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 305 min read

Dementia

Recognizing the Signs: Diagnosing Early-Onset Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease (AD), which affects approximately 6.9 million people in the United States, is a progressive neurodegenerative...

Two Diets Linked to Improved Cognition, Slowed Brain Aging

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 303 min read

Two Diets Linked to Improved Cognition, Slowed Brain Aging

An intermittent fasting (IF) diet and a standard healthy living (HL) diet focused on healthy foods both lead to weight loss, reduced...

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...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 297 min read

Polypharmacy in Older Adults

Keypoint: Clinicians should carefully weigh the risks and benefits of each prescribed medication for an older adult with neuropsychiatric...

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...

Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Support

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 294 min read

Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Support

It is no secret that the accelerating climate change increasingly threatens patients' mental health and psychosocial well-being, leading...

A Psychiatrist is Going to His 60th Year High School Reunion

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 222 min read

A Psychiatrist is Going to His 60th Year High School Reunion

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS That psychiatrist is me and that reunion is tomorrow evening. As I think about it and recall prior...

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...

Nightmares in Middle Age a Forerunner of Dementia?

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 184 min read

Dementia

Nightmares in Middle Age a Forerunner of Dementia?

HELSINKI — Nightmares in middle age are linked to a significantly increased risk for subsequent dementia, new research suggested....

Zuranolone for the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 185 min read

Depression Disorders

Zuranolone for the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

Keypoint: This randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial showed that a 14-day treatment course of oral zuranolone 50 mg/day...

Suicidality and Suicide Prevention Following Brain Injury

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 164 min read

Suicide

Suicidality and Suicide Prevention Following Brain Injury

Keypoint: Research shows an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and even death by suicide following brain injury....

Is Screen Time to Blame for Rising Rates of Myopia in Children?

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 152 min read

Is Screen Time to Blame for Rising Rates of Myopia in Children?

TOPLINE: More time spent exposed to screens is associated with a higher risk for myopia in children and adolescents; the use of computers...

Improving Physical Health in Severe Mental Illness

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 112 min read

Mental Health Statistics

Improving Physical Health in Severe Mental Illness

I'm going to talk about improving the physical health of people living with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar...

US Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 104 min read

US Supreme Court Blocks Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement that would have...

Two-Drug Combo Promising for Methamphetamine Use Disorder

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 83 min read

Two-Drug Combo Promising for Methamphetamine Use Disorder

Extended-release injectable naltrexone combined with extended-release oral bupropion (NTX + BUPN) for moderate or severe methamphetamine...

Olanzapine and Benzodiazepine Safe in Agitated ED Patients

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 81 min read

Olanzapine and Benzodiazepine Safe in Agitated ED Patients

TOPLINE: Rates of cardiorespiratory depression are not significantly different between patients with severe agitation treated with...

“Inside Out 2”: A Movie for Our Mental Health

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 73 min read

“Inside Out 2”: A Movie for Our Mental Health

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS In yesterday’s column, I mentioned feeling dazed and confused after the Presidential debate. Other...

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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

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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