1.) Learn About Chronic Inflammation In The Body What is inflammation? Inflammation refers to your body’s process of fighting against things that harm it, like infections, injuries, and toxins, in an attempt to heal itself. When something damages your cells, your body releases chemicals that trigger a response from your immune system. Chronic inflammation is…
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Dr. Simon Kung, a psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic, explains how transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to treat depression. Non-Drug TreatmentTMS may be an option for you when medications do not provide adequate response or produce unwanted side effects. TMS is virtually side-effect free. It simulates a location of the brain that is involved with controlling…
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CONNECT THE DOTS Between Hormones & Mental Health #PMDAwarenessMonth2022 Premenstrual Disorders include Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) & Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME) Today’s post will focus on PMDD. Keep an eye out for a future posts this month on PME. PMDD- What is it? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a cyclical, hormone-based mood disorder. PMDD became…
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WHAT IS TMS? Clinical Depression (also known as Major Depression) is serious, debilitating, and sometimes even life-threatening. Many people who suffer from depression may respond very well to medications, while others may not. Each time someone tries a medication that does not work, the chances of achieving remission decrease dramatically. WHAT IS TREATMENT LIKE? Treatments take about 19…
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TMS Therapy For Depression Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a groundbreaking approach to treating Major Depression. TMS has been used in research for over 30 years. Here at Southeastern Psychiatric Associates, we use a protocol called rTMS or Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. TMS is FDA-approved for treating Major Depressive Disorder when medications don’t work. In clinical…
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Thoughts about COVID We at Southeastern Psychiatric Associates recognize there is an overabundance of information about COVID-19 out there, and that it can be hard knowing who we should listen to, who to trust. For those of you who would like to hear this doctor’s take on it, here are some thoughts. SCIENCE AND DECISION MAKINGI…
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