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Post-COVID brain fog as a diagnostic entity
Conditions · 11 min read

Post-COVID brain fog as a diagnostic entity

Post-COVID brain fog is real and we still don't have a clean blood test for it, which means most of what gets done with these patients is ruling out the…

Apr 23, 2025
Adult ADHD diagnostic surge
Conditions · 10 min read

Adult ADHD diagnostic surge

The number of adults walking into psychiatric offices in 2026 asking to be evaluated for ADHD is something nobody saw coming on this scale.

Apr 20, 2025
Clonidine
Medications · 8 min read

Clonidine

Clonidine is a blood pressure medication from the 1970s that turned out to be useful for half a dozen things it was never designed for.

Apr 13, 2025
Strattera (atomoxetine)
Medications · 8 min read

Strattera (atomoxetine)

Strattera is the non-stimulant ADHD medication that most adults don’t think about until they have to, which is usually because stimulants are off the table for some reason.…

Apr 10, 2025
You’re Making a Choice Right Now
Off Script · 7 min read

You’re Making a Choice Right Now

You're making a choice right now.

Mar 27, 2025
Two Quotes That Changed How Clients Think
Treatment · 6 min read

Two Quotes That Changed How Clients Think

“If the problem can be solved, why worry?

Mar 26, 2025
Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Up at Night
Conditions · 10 min read

Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Up at Night

It's 2 AM. You have to be up in five hours.

Mar 25, 2025
Go with your Gut
Off Script · 8 min read

Go with your Gut

You probably know this feeling.

Mar 24, 2025
Turn Intention Into Action
Off Script · 9 min read

Turn Intention Into Action

The gap between knowing what you should do and actually doing it is the most popular real estate I work in.

Mar 16, 2025
Adjustment Disorder
Conditions · 10 min read

Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment disorder is the diagnosis most underused in actual practice, which is funny because it's the diagnosis that probably fits half the people who…

Feb 27, 2025
Insomnia Disorder
Conditions · 10 min read

Insomnia Disorder

Insomnia disorder is when you can't fall asleep, or can't stay asleep, or wake up too early and can't get back under, three or more nights a week for…

Feb 17, 2025
Panic Disorder
Conditions · 11 min read

Panic Disorder

Panic disorder is not generalized anxiety.

Feb 11, 2025