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Olanzapine and Benzodiazepine Safe in Agitated ED Patients

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...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 58 min read

Schizophrenia

Reframing Approaches to Schizophrenia

CLINICAL REFLECTIONS I began my career when the major treatments for schizophrenia were haloperidol and chlorpromazine. Since then,...

Eight Common Antidepressants Ranked by Weight Gain Potential

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 53 min read

Eight Common Antidepressants Ranked by Weight Gain Potential

Eight commonly used antidepressants have been ranked by their weight gain potential. Results of a large observational study showed small...

FDA Approves Donanemab for Early Alzheimer's

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 42 min read

FDA Approves Donanemab for Early Alzheimer's

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly's anti-amyloid donanemab (Kisunla) 350 mg/20 mL once-monthly injection...

Collaborative Care Could Help Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Treatment

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 34 min read

Mental Health Statistics

Collaborative Care Could Help Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Treatment

Mental health care after trauma is critical, especially for people in racial and ethnic minority groups who are at higher risk for...

Is Anxiety a Prodromal Feature of Parkinson's Disease?

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 32 min read

Is Anxiety a Prodromal Feature of Parkinson's Disease?

Individuals with anxiety have at least a twofold higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) than those without anxiety, new...

Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders Falls Short

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 22 min read

Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders Falls Short

TOPLINE: Just one third of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities (MHTFs) in 20 states with the highest rates of opioid...

10 Mental Health Questions I’d Like to Ask the Presidential Debaters Tonight

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 22 min read

10 Mental Health Questions I’d Like to Ask the Presidential Debaters Tonight

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS Tonight is the first presidential debate for our upcoming elections. Usually, mental health gets...

Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis, US Surgeon General Declares

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 13 min read

Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis, US Surgeon General Declares

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis on Tuesday, calling on...

Understanding the Availability of Mental Telehealth Services

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 302 min read

Understanding the Availability of Mental Telehealth Services

During the coronavirus pandemic, public health measures and restrictions impacted in-person health care visits, leading to a surge in...

Why Travel as Therapy is Good for Your Mental Health

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 303 min read

Mental Health due to Covid-19

Why Travel as Therapy is Good for Your Mental Health

It is officially summer in the northern hemisphere, the season for summer vacation travel. My wife and I are on vacation in Manhattan....

The Complexity of Climate Change as a Determinant of Mental Health

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 286 min read

Mental Health due to Covid-19

The Complexity of Climate Change as a Determinant of Mental Health

The world is facing an era of climate crisis. The year 2023 was the warmest on record since the Industrial Revolution, underscoring the...

A Psychiatrist’s Journey in Social Media Advocacy and Clinical Research

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 2811 min read

A Psychiatrist’s Journey in Social Media Advocacy and Clinical Research

Keypoint: Judith Joseph, MD, MBA, shares her journey of balancing clinical work with social media mental health advocacy. CLINICAL...

Chronic Loneliness Tied to Increased Stroke Risk

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 273 min read

Chronic Loneliness Tied to Increased Stroke Risk

Adults older than 50 years who report experiencing persistently high levels of loneliness have a 56% increased risk for stroke, a new...

Antipsychotic Polypharmacy vs Monotherapy

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 263 min read

Antipsychotic Polypharmacy vs Monotherapy

CASE VIGNETTE “Mr Conley” is a 62-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia. Onset was in his 20s, but he has not required inpatient...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 263 min read

What Toxic Stress Can Do to Health

We recently shared a clinical case drawn from a family medicine practice about the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 252 min read

Forgiveness and Beyond

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS Living up to the social psychoexemplaries that we have discussed will inevitably fail at times. What...

Oral Extended-Release Ketamine Promising for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 253 min read

Depression Disorders

Oral Extended-Release Ketamine Promising for Treatment-Resistant Depression

An extended-release oral tablet formulation of ketamine has shown promise for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) results of a phase 2...

A Look at the Comorbidity of Eating Disorders and Addiction

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 253 min read

A Look at the Comorbidity of Eating Disorders and Addiction

Keypoint: An expert discusses this comorbidity, plus the effects of semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists on this patient population....

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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.

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 1701 Troost Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108

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© One Life Psychiatry PLLC- 2024

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

One Life Psychiatry
1701 Troost Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108