"Look for a therapist who you can develop a collaborative and professional relationship with – this is called a therapeutic alliance," says Dr. Jeffrey Cohen.
“Like COVID-19 ‘long-haulers,’ many people with tick-borne diseases were completely well until their infection precipitated a cascade of chronic, multi-system effects,” says Dr. Brian Fallon.
While there is still plenty of research to be done, Dr. Philip Muskin emphasized that there is enough certainty to know that psychiatric drugs do work – often to great effect.
"I am a big believer (that), psychologically, it is important people not be entirely isolated with their HIV diagnosis, and they are not living entirely alone with it," Dr. Robert H. Remien says.
The New York State Psychiatric Institute has been awarded one of 12 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN).
Imitation "can be understood as an important way in which children are beginning to make sense of their environments and learn new, important, and necessary behaviors," said Dr. Colleen Cullen.
“We know that the good bacteria in your gut produces a lot of neurotransmitters implicated in mood, like norepinephrine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA),” says Dr. Drew Ramsey.
If you sink a lot of time into the behavior itself or on dealing with the damage—like applying makeup to cover up scars—that’s another good indicator of a BFRB, says Dr. Nicholas Crimarco.
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman said the cumulative effects of mass shootings produces high levels of anxiety and fear across the country, even if you're hundreds of miles away.