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PCP-psychiatrist handoff: when to switch
A lot of the psychiatric medication in this country is prescribed by primary care doctors, not psychiatrists.
Jun 30, 2025
Mental health records: background checks, gun ownership, licensure
This is one of the questions that comes up in the first appointment most often, particularly from guys who own firearms or work in jobs with security…
Jun 27, 2025
Off-label prescribing: what it means
A huge percentage of what psychiatrists prescribe is off-label, and most patients have no idea, which is its own problem.
Jun 25, 2025
Depression, Explained
Depression ≠ sadness. Sadness has a thing it's about. Depression doesn't, it just follows you around like a Dementor sucking the light out of the world.
Jun 19, 2025
PHP vs IOP vs Outpatient
These three terms get used like everybody knows what they mean and most patients don't, so they end up in the wrong level of care.
Jun 14, 2025
Psychiatric hospitalization: what to expect
Most people who get hospitalized for a psychiatric reason have never been inside one and have no idea what's about to happen, which makes a scary thing…
Jun 12, 2025
Addiction, Explained
Addiction is what happens when the brain's reward wiring gets dragged hard in one direction.
May 31, 2025
Hair loss: what works, what is hype
Finasteride, dutasteride, minoxidil, PRP, microneedling, transplants. The math of male pattern hair loss, the meds that bend it, and the things sold to you that mostly do not.
May 29, 2025
Alcohol Use Disorder diagnostic criteria
Most guys who have alcohol use disorder don’t think they have it, because they think alcoholism means falling-down-drunk and missing work, and they’re not doing that. They’re functional,…
May 19, 2025
Weight Management
The weight management conversation got rewritten in the last three years and most people still haven't caught up.
May 9, 2025
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Persistent depressive disorder, what used to be called dysthymia, is the diagnosis for guys who've been depressed for so long they don't remember what…
May 9, 2025
Mood Disorders Treatment
"Mood disorder" is a category, not a diagnosis.
May 7, 2025