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Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health
Show your teenager love and care, while looking after yourself. Read the original article here. Whether you and your teen are getting along well or having challenges, it is...
How to Help a Loved One Get The Addiction Treatment They Need
Realizing that someone you love is struggling with drugs or alcohol is extremely difficult and stressful. It’s hard to know what to do or where to turn for help. At Uptown...
What Parents Should Know About an ADHD Diagnosis
If you’ve just received a diagnosis that your child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), know that you are not alone. In fact, according to the CDC, more...
How Untreated Depression Can Harm Your Physical Health
Most people think of the emotional cost of depression, but it can also take a real toll on your physical health. At Uptown Psych in Chicago, Illinois, we specialize in...
When Does Anxiety Warrant Professional Help?
Life is very uncertain right now amid the coronavirus pandemic. You may be anxious and find it difficult to cope with everything that’s going on. It's normal to be nervous,...
Pandemic
We currently find ourselves living in a strange and complex times. All the world is fighting, be it against ilness, and or fighting against invisible enemies that which...
Meet Dr. Na’ama Wasserman
Suddenly, and without any warning, we are living through an unprecedented global crisis, a scenario that had prevoiusly been the domain of disaster movies and has now become...
Garth Amundson Psy.D. and Covid-19 Crisis
Dr. Amundson has more than twenty five years of experience in the assessment and treatment of adults, teens, and children. Over this time period he has developed an...
Dr. Alexander Morrill on Toxomplasmosis
TOXOPLASMOSIS (Toxoplasma gondii) Life cycle of T. gondii: After ingestion by a host, oocysts (found in feces) and tissue cysts (found in muscle/CNS) transform into...
Grounding/Crisis List
- Check in with your body, especially as related to posture. For example, roll your shoulders back/tip neck to the right and left, back and forward.- Squeeze something soft,...