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Do you have a substance abuse problem: Take this Quiz? Do you spend a lot of time trying to obtain your drug of choice? Do you now require more of the same substance to get the same “high” you use to get with less? Have you failed to pay bills and or child support to [...]

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The media spends too much time inflating unnecessary evils. By now, we should be resolved that we have an African-American President. Regardless of his published approval ratings, things are getting better here in America. As I listen to the volleying rhetoric, I am simply baffled because there really is no issue.( I really empathize with [...]

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Mr. Smith had been sad for the last two years. He still functions but his mood is low most days. His appetite has decreased and he sleeps, at most, 2-3 hours a night. He has never been suicidal and has only missed a few days of work.  He is struggling with seeing a Psychiatrist but [...]

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Dear Mr. President: I travel every other week, by airline, and as recently, I am becoming very uncomfortable.  Even though I am a Psychiatrist, frankly, I am scared.  The daily news blogs and CNN both keep us well informed of the bad travel news daily. It appears that we have been challenged, in this era, [...]

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Mr. Smith, a 21 year old, white male, is a Chemistry major at Crackenback University. Last week, he began hearing voices after completing his last set of final examinations. He went to a party Friday night and had a couple of drinks. You also notice that his apartment is a wreck and he has a [...]

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Each New Year many of us began with a long laundry list of resolutions that don’t really last. Together, let us analyze why resolutions don’t work: 1. How can you resolve something that you have not done? 2. Most resolutions are made during a hype or emotional blast. 3. Most resolutions are done out of [...]

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