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Pediatric depression remains a treatment challenge, not only because of its increasing prevalence over the past year, but the "black box warning," which elaborates the possibility of suicidal thoughts or behaviors associated with antidepressant use in younger patients.
Published in Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Andrew Farah and
Dr. Gauri Madan
What is the MTHFR Gene?
Written By Dr. Bruce Kehr
Double Helix Depression: There’s No Such Thing as “Depression” But there is “CACNA1C + MTHFR Depression”
Written By Dr. Bruce Kehr
Food Moods: Getting to the “roots” of your mental health with nutritional psychiatry
Written By Dr. Bruce Kehr
About Potomac Psychiatry:
Bruce Alan Kehr, M.D. is the Founder and President of Potomac Psychiatry. He has been named a Washingtonian Magazine “Top Doctor” annually for many years. In 2019 he was the only adult psychiatrist named “Top Doctor” by Bethesda Magazine. He received its "Top Doctor" award again in 2021. Dr. Kehr is also a Castle Connolly Top Doctor five years running, since 2016. In 2021, Under Dr. Kehr's leadership, Potomac Psychiatry was awarded "Best Comprehensive Psychiatric Care Services - Northeast USA" by Global Health & Pharma.
“I have a chemical imbalance…” A statement I have heard countless times throughout my career. No one can blame the patient for saying it: when they see a psychiatrist, even after a first visit, the patient usually leaves with a prescribed chemical, designed to cross the blood-brain barrier.
Written by Dr. Andrew Farah