Dr. Ragnar
ACA Marketplace Plans: Picking One for Mental Health Coverage
If you’re self-employed, between jobs, contracting, running a small business, or stuck with an employer plan that costs more than your rent, the ACA marketplace is where you…
Aug 24, 2025
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Ativan has a reputation, and half my new patients walk in with strong feelings about lorazepam before I've said anything.
Aug 24, 2025
ICD-10 Coding for Psych: The Crash Course Nobody Gave You
Here is something nobody told you in grad school, residency, or your post-grad fellowship: the diagnostic codes you slap on a claim are not a clinical…
Aug 21, 2025
Men’s Health
Men don't usually walk into a psychiatrist's office and say they're depressed.
Aug 20, 2025
Documenting Medical Necessity in Psych Notes
What "medical necessity" actually means, legally Medical necessity is not a vibe, it is a legal standard, and the people who decide whether you met it are…
Aug 19, 2025
Why “Self-Care” Misses the Point (And What Actually Works)
I'm not against bubble baths. If a hot bath and some candles make you feel better, great, do that, nobody's coming for your candles.
Aug 18, 2025
Ambien
Ambien gets handed out like Tic Tacs. Primary care hands it out, urgent care hands it out, the dentist hands it out before a crown.
Aug 16, 2025
ERISA vs State-Regulated Plans (Why It Matters When You Appeal)
If you have ever fought a health insurance denial for a psychiatric medication, an inpatient stay, or a residential program, you have probably noticed…
Aug 16, 2025
Ritalin and Methylphenidate
Methylphenidate has been around since 1944 and is still, in 2026, one of the most reliable molecules in psychiatry. Ritalin is the original brand.
Aug 14, 2025
Beating Prior Authorization Denials in Psych (The Clinician’s Survival Guide)
Why prior auth exists, and why your psych patients get hit twice as hard Prior authorization (PA) is the process where, before an insurance company will…
Aug 13, 2025
Medicare for Patients Under 65 (SSDI Disability + Mental Health Coverage)
Medicare is not just a senior thing, and that surprises a lot of guys Most people grow up thinking Medicare is the program your grandfather is on. You…
Aug 11, 2025
Call It What It Is: The Naming Method Explained
This is the core of how I work with people, so it's worth getting on the page in plain English. The Naming Method comes down to one principle.
Aug 9, 2025