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Expert articles on mental health, addiction recovery, ADHD, ketamine treatment, and more from Dr. Mark Agresti, M.D. — Page 28 of 38

Articles — Page 28

Mental Health

Bulimia Nervosa

Expert eating disorder treatment from Dr. Mark Agresti in Palm Beach. Psychiatric care for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.

Mental Health

Depersonalization Disorder

Depersonalization disorder (DPD) is a dissociative disorder in which the sufferer is affected by persistent or recurrent feelings of depersonalization...

Mental Health

Depression: What is Major Depression?

http://www.dragresti.com (561) 760-4107 Dr. Mark Agresti, West Palm Beach Mental Health Specialist – Psychiatrist, explains what is Major Depression. He...

Mental Health

Disease or Decision

The first question most people ask when visiting a doctor is “What’s wrong with me?” As a psychiatrist I usually beat them to the punch by asking them,...

Mental Health

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or...

Mental Health

Dyspareunia

Expert guidance on managing SSRI sexual side effects from Dr. Mark Agresti, psychiatrist in Palm Beach, FL.

Mental Health

Eating Disorder

Expert eating disorder treatment from Dr. Mark Agresti in Palm Beach. Psychiatric care for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.

Mental Health

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad)

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday...

Mental Health

Hypersomnia

Hypersomnia is a disorder characterized by excessive amounts of sleepiness. There are two main categories of hypersomnia: primary hypersomnia (also called...

Mental Health

Hypochondriasis Disorder

Hypochondriasis or hypochondria (sometimes referred to as health phobia or health anxiety) refers to excessive preoccupation or worry about having a...

Mental Health

Impulse Control Disorders

If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it! Ready to Get Help? You don't have to go through this alone. As a board-certified psychiatrist, I...

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Major Depressive Disorder

Major depression significantly affects a person’s family and personal relationships, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health....

Mental Health

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, or dyssomnia, characterized by an excessive urge to sleep at inappropriate times, such as while at work. They also...

Mental Health

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Ocd)

Expert OCD treatment from Dr. Mark Agresti in Palm Beach. Advanced medication management for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Mental Health

Nightmare Disorder

Nightmare disorder, or dream anxiety disorder, is a sleep disorder characterized by frequent nightmares. The nightmares, which often portray the...

Mental Health

Phobias

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in...

Mental Health

Psychosis

Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a “loss of contact with...

Mental Health

Schizoaffective Disorder

Schizoaffective disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by recurring episodes of elevated or depressed mood, or...

Mental Health

Schizophrenia

If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it! Ready to Get Help? You don't have to go through this alone. As a board-certified psychiatrist, I...

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Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism, is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalkers arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a...