Every year a child grows older offers the child new challenges in terms of their development. As a parent, you are responsible to make sure your child's progress is always measured and headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that can adversely affect how your child develops. For the most [...]
If you’re suffering from depression, you’re not alone. It’s been estimated that around 13% of people have experienced one form of depression or another at least once in their lives. 7.2% of people have experienced chronic depression that’s lasted at least one year or longer. For many people, conventional treatments and medications don’t always work. [...]
Anxiety can be a crippling disorder that can disrupt your life and make it difficult to function. When medications and conventional treatments fail, many people may feel as if there are no more options. In recent years, EMDR Therapy has been gaining recognition among both patients and doctors. It addresses both the emotional and mental [...]
In recent years, there have been calls within the medical profession to erase the distinctions between neurological and psychiatric disorders. As scientists, most medical professionals do realize that before a step like this can be put into place, there needs to be conclusive evidence that both types of disorders are similar enough to categorize in [...]
Understanding personality traits during the pandemic can help smooth out relations. What started with a whisper is now mainstream in news outlets. Introverts seem to be faring better during lockdowns and social distancing restrictions than extroverts. As an extrovert, I can see why. The personality trait of extroversion vs. introversion may seem easy to distinguish [...]
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a form of psychotherapy that was designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. It was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1988, and it has proven to be effective in treating conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. In EMDR therapy, the patient is [...]
Why understanding and training your brain patterns can be the key to a better life. Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, Gamma…You’ve probably heard about brain waves in the past, but do you know what those brain waves mean for your daily functioning? Did you know that scientists can now diagnose Autism and many mental illnesses just [...]
A medical doctor who specializes in disorders that impact the central or peripheral nervous system is called a neurologist. Neurologists are specialists in the treatment and diagnosis of disorders involving the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect them. They use diagnostic tools such as brain scans, computed tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance [...]
New Findings and Possible Solutions There is no question that teenage vape use is on the rise. We’ve seen it in our clinics and the results are, well, just plain alarming. Why alarming? We’ve personally seen high functioning teens start vaping and within a year look schizophrenic or bipolar. Their brain maps look incredibly dysfunctional [...]
The reality of online schooling is here even though some other factors are uncertain. For all of us, this may seem like someone tacked on extra miles to a marathon and there’s no clear finish line in sight. We will survive this and the faster we can accept what is out of our control, the [...]