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Drawing a Blank

Sometimes it’s just hard to do things, period.  It happens to all of us.  We know what we need to do, but getting a solid start seems impossible.  For some it’s not just procrastination, tiredness, or a lack of self-discipline.  Some of the most brilliant, hardworking people in the world suffer from a seemingly insurmountable lack of get-up-and-go sometimes.

Executive dysfunction can be an irritating thing you deal with now and then, or it can be a life-disrupting problem.  Executive dysfunction can also be symptom of something else, such

What’s Happening to Me?

The process of menopause is a time when the female body undergoes serious physiological changes resulting in the end of the person’s menstrual cycle.  Menopause is also a time when many people experience significant life changes as well.  Empty nests, a career change, going back to the job market, aging parents, death, and more.  According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), women with a history of depression are up to 5 times more likely to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) during menopause.

Menopausal people

Returning to the Public

As some businesses and institutions reopen, the big question on our minds right now is, what’s next?  More specifically for our purposes, what will the psychological consequences of quarantine be, and what will we be seeing more of now and later?

The Lancet analyzed thousands of papers, refined their selection to twenty-four publications, and published their findings on the psychological effects of the pandemic and quarantine.  We concur with these findings and would like to summarize some of them today.

Some Silver Linings

Many of the adjustments we’ve made to

The Current Status of TMS

In the United States, transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy (TMS) is approved by insurance carriers to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), but we have hope that it will soon be extended to cover other mental illnesses. We’ve said before that the research is promising, but what exactly is going on with TMS studies lately? Read on to find out.

Communications Biology

An article published in late 2019 on Nature.com’s Communications Biology section details how a group of scientists are using noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques to further neuroscience research.

Yes, We Are Open!

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry is now open for onsite transcranial magnetic therapy.  Check out parts one and two of our blogs on our procedures for offering safe TMS services.

TMS therapy is practiced on the areas of the brain correlated with emotion, sensory processing, and mood regulation.  We’ve covered before what happens during a TMS treatment, but what parts of the brain does TMS work on?

Realms of the Mind

According to Dr. Sarina Iwabuchi of the University of Nottingham, regarding her and her team’s research on TMS, “We found that

Onsite Psychiatric Care Available

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry is now open for in-person treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy, or TMS.  In our FIRST POST on safety for in-person psychiatric treatments, we talked about mental health industry regulations for safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Rochester Holistic Psychiatry is following them.

Today, we want to go deeper into what our efforts to keep you safe are and more of what our new and existing patients need to know about onsite mental health services.

Staying Informed

We are keeping ourselves informed on the latest national

TMS Available Now

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry wanted to reopen as soon as possible.  We don’t want anyone to go without the in-person help they need, but we need to do so as safely as possible and abide by industry and government regulations.  Telepsychiatry is of immense benefit in many cases but transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy can only be offered in the clinic and requires physical proximity to at least one other human.

We’d like to offer you a two-part guide on the current status of onsite patient care, what safety precautions we

Care Under Quarantine

During the COVID-19 quarantine, Rochester Holistic Psychiatry has been doing a lot of remote psychiatry through telemedicine.  Telemedicine is a remote method of providing care, typically using audio and video via computer or smartphone.

We realize that it may be unfamiliar, but we hope you’ll join us in using this excellent tool, because it offers plenty of advantages.  Also, try our OTHER TIPS on how to stay well during quarantine.

Telepsychiatry is Accessible

Several unfortunate factors apart from pandemics often limit people from seeking psychiatric help, such as living in a

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry feels deeply for our patients and friends who have been laid off or lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.  If you are getting less work, are unemployed, or are just looking for new ways to branch out and make money, we’d like to offer some tips that will hopefully lift your spirits and fill your wallet.

Leverage LinkedIn

Who are you already connected to?  Who are they connected to that you’d like to know?  Always include a friendly note when reaching out to someone and follow pages that

Self-Care, Together and Apart

In part 1 of our series on staying healthy during the COVID-19 quarantine, we talked about how to stay connected socially to guard against loneliness and feelings of isolation.  In part 2 we talked about how to stay physically healthy without a gym.  Today, we’re going to talk about how to improve your mood.

It’s easy to get lonely, anxious, or even experience strange feelings that are hard to define.  Quarantine can easily exacerbate existing mental troubles like depression, and it’s important to stay aware of your feelings.