Author: Emily K F
08 Feb Genetic Testing Can Guide Psychiatrists in Choosing Medications
Psych Choices of the Delaware Valley now offers pharmacogenetic testing Personalized Medicine Psych Choices physicians and nurse practitioners can now order a special test to help determine the best medication for you. Personalized medicine draws upon the fact that every patient is a unique individual....
19 Jan “A Gut Feeling” – Link Between the Gut and the Brain
By Connie Opfell, LCSW An interesting article, “A Gut Check for Many Ailments,” in The Wall Street Journal this week discusses the research that is looking at communication between the gut and the brain. Many people with psychiatric and brain conditions also report gastrointestinal issues –...
11 Jan How Psychotherapy Can Help
by Nate Prentice, LCSW and Emily Kahn-Freedman, LMFT If you are reading this, it is probably because someone suggested that you may benefit from talking with someone about what is bothering you. Perhaps you have tried other avenues, including medication, but feel stuck and are interested...
24 Dec Expert on borderline personality disorder reveals her own past
People with borderline personality disorder suffer greatly, often experiencing intense emotions that are so painful and so difficult to control that they may be suicidal or try to harm themselves by cutting or burning themselves. They have difficulty maintaining a clear sense of who they...
14 Dec Couple Therapy: Are you ready for it?
by Emily Kahn-Freedman, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist It's been a long day and you've had another long argument with your spouse. You've aired all your grievances and made crystal clear all the ways he has to change. Finally you've decided that it's about time to...
17 Nov A Quick and Effective Way for Dealing with Overwhelming Anxiety or Worry
by Nathaniel S. Prentice, MSW, LCSW Feelings of overwhelming anxiety can be very uncomfortable. When I was in graduate school, I found myself easily overwhelmed by the fact that I would have 2-3 20 page papers due a week, and I would have problems sleeping...