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Hospital-Affiliated Therapist Near Me: When Academic Medical Center Mental Health Beats Private Practice

January 20, 2024 by Daniel Reyes

Patricia Donnelly, a 58-year-old retired teacher in Cleveland, Ohio, had been in private-practice therapy for two years when her panic attacks worsened despite three medication trials and weekly CBT. Her primary care physician at Cleveland Clinic suggested a referral to the hospital’s Center for Behavioral Health, where psychiatrists, psychologists, and a neuropsychologist could coordinate. Patricia … Read more

Mental Health Care for US Expats Abroad: Cross-Border Telehealth and Insurance

January 13, 2024 by Priya Iyer

James Whitaker, a 41-year-old American product manager who relocated from Boston to Singapore in 2024 with his wife and two kids, knew the international move would be hard. He did not expect that nine months in, he would be sitting on his apartment balcony at 3 a.m., heart racing, convinced he was having a heart … Read more

Time Management and ADHD Anxiety: Practical Productivity Systems for Mental Wellness

January 8, 2024 by Priya Iyer

Devon, a 34-year-old software engineer in Austin, had tried every productivity system in the world. Bullet journals. Notion. Todoist. The Eisenhower Matrix laminated on his desk. Each one worked for about three weeks, then collapsed in a heap of guilt and unfinished checklists. He thought he was lazy. His wife thought he had a problem. … Read more

Acute Sleep Deprivation Psychosis: When Insomnia Causes Mental Health Emergency

December 29, 2023 by Priya Iyer

Marcus, a 34-year-old software engineer in Austin, Texas, had been chasing a deadline for nine straight days. By the third night without real sleep, he started seeing shadows shift on his apartment wall. By the fifth night, he believed his coworkers were planting microphones in his keyboard. When his sister found him on day six, … Read more

Continuation Coverage for Aged-Out Adults: When Children Lose Parent Insurance at 26

December 19, 2023 by Priya Iyer

Jordan turned 26 on a Tuesday in March, and on Wednesday morning the pharmacy in Minneapolis told him his Lexapro prescription wasn’t covered anymore. He’d been on his mother’s plan since college, hadn’t paid much attention to insurance, and assumed coverage would just continue until he found a real job. Instead, his coverage had ended … Read more

Severe Tobacco Withdrawal: When Quitting Triggers Acute Mental Health Crisis

December 14, 2023 by Maya Hollister

Diane, a 52-year-old elementary school teacher in Kansas City, had smoked a pack and a half a day for thirty-four years. When her doctor delivered the abnormal chest CT result, she walked out of the office, drove straight to a drugstore, and bought nicotine patches and gum. By the third day cold turkey, she could … Read more

Halfway House for Veterans: Transitional Housing After Combat-Related Treatment

December 10, 2023 by Daniel Reyes

Marcus Reyna did three combat tours in Helmand Province before the Marine Corps medically retired him in 2019. The PTSD diagnosis came first, the alcohol came second, and by the time he was thirty-two he had been evicted from two apartments in San Antonio and was sleeping in his pickup outside a Whataburger. A VA … Read more

Phone Detox and Mental Health: Reducing Screen Time for Anxiety and Sleep

December 2, 2023 by Maya Hollister

Priya, a 27-year-old paralegal in Minneapolis, did not think she had a problem until the night she found herself crying in her bathroom at 1:30 a.m. after three hours of doomscrolling. The trigger had been small: a coworker’s vacation post. The spiral had been long: comparison, news, more comparison, a strange wellness influencer’s diet routine, … Read more

Hyperventilation Tetany ER Visits: Distinguishing from Cardiac and Neurological Emergencies

November 25, 2023 by Daniel Reyes

Priya, a 28-year-old paralegal in San Diego, had just bombed an oral argument practice when her hands began to claw inward involuntarily. Her lips went numb. Her jaw tightened. By the time her supervisor walked her to the urgent care two blocks away, she was convinced she was having a stroke. The clinician took one … Read more

Addiction Treatment for Healthcare Professionals: Specialized Programs for Doctors and Nurses

November 17, 2023 by Maya Hollister

Dr. Anita Rao practiced anesthesia at a Level I trauma center in Cleveland for nine years before the diversion started. It began with leftover fentanyl in syringes that should have gone to waste. By month four she was injecting between cases, hiding the evidence in the drug return system. The OR pharmacy noticed the discrepancies … Read more