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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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Mental Health and Personal Finances Amongst Top Stressors for Students
A recent survey found mental health and finances were some of the top stressors for college students. Q&A It is back to school season,...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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One Important Cause of Anxiety Disorder
Sadhguru One Important Cause of Anxiety Disorder What is the main cause of anxiety disorders? Difficult experiences in childhood,...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 5, 20234 min read
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Who is the Real You??
This is an amazing video about how to find the underlying real you. Most often many live their life with a lack of awareness. Our...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Is Hopefulness the Key to Better Mental and Physical Health?
Hopefulness key to mental and physical health The woman arrived for her first therapy session distressed and depressed. Her husband of 20...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 29, 20236 min read
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Healthy Boundaries for Your Mental Health
It is so vital to have good, healthy boundaries with friends, family, and loved ones as they can strongly impact your mental health and...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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About 15% of Children Received Mental Health Treatment in 2023
Children aged 12 to 17 years were more likely to have received any mental health treatment than those aged 5 to 11 years. HealthDay News...
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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Growing up in recovery: 3 peer programs that fill support gaps for young people
Young People Adolescence is supposed to be a time of carefree exploration of the world around us. In a perfect reality, teenagers should...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20235 min read
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Two Thirds Say They or Family Affected by Substance Use
Two thirds of Americans responding to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said that either they or a family member has been addicted to...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 17, 20233 min read
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Youth Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Increased During Pandemic
Hospital visits for mental health care increased among children and teens in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Can Alternative Medicine Help Depression?
Alternative Medicine Help Depression? The signs and symptoms are well known, it is the most under-treated illnesses today. It is a...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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The Dangers of Anxiety: How It Can Lead to Suicide
Anxiety related to suicide
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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What Is the 988 Lifeline? Your Guide to Mental Health Support
On July 16, 2022, the Lifeline transitioned away from the National Suicide Prevention Line reached through a 10-digit number to the...
Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES
Jul 29, 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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The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use
Concerns about mental health and substance use remain elevated three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 90% of U.S....
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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Five Key Findings on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders by Race/Ethnicity
Summary Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many people continue to grapple with worsened mental health associated with the...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 23, 20233 min read
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Mental Health in America - Country in Crisis?
Mental Health in America - is this country in a crisis? The research is staggering as 90% American adults think that there is a mental...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets
In recent years, many people have experienced poor mental health, with over 30% of adults in the United States reporting symptoms of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Look at the staggering affect of 988 -- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Implementation
One year after the launch of 988, the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has received millions of combined calls, texts, to prevent suicide
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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