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...
Psychiatry Blog
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Mental Health
Impulse Control Disorders
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Mental Health
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
Nightmare Disorder
Nightmare disorder, or dream anxiety disorder, is a sleep disorder characterized by frequent nightmares. The nightmares, which often portray the...
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
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
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Mental Health
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...
Addiction
Understanding Substance Abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term “drug abuse”...
Addiction
Substance Dependence
According to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), substance dependence is defined as: When an individual persists...
Mental Health
Practice Updates — Part 4
www.dragresti.com (561) 760-4107 Dr. Mark Agresti, West Palm Beach Mental Illness, Drug & Alcohol Detox Specialist — Psychiatrist, discusses how to assess...
Mental Health
Practice Updates — Part 5
Wanted to get high. Just wanted to. To get a mini vacation. Just wanted to checkout. Needed a reward. Out of anger. Out of frustration. Works hard and...
Mental Health
Practice Updates — Part 6
It’s the Holy Grail in the world of addiction to find drugs that will block the craving for alcohol. There are three medications on the market that have...
Mental Health
Practice Updates — Part 8
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
Practice Updates — Part 9
http://www.dragresti.com (561) 760-4107 Dr. Agresti, West Palm Beach Psychiatrist, discusses how Suboxone is used to help Opiate detox. Opiates addictions...
Mental Health
Practice Updates — Part 7
Something horrible has happened to you or someone close to you. For example a near death experience, a car accident, war experiences or being a victim of...
Detox
Alcohol Use Disorder — Treatment Options
Dr. Agresti, a West Palm Beach Psychiatrist discusses Alcohol Detox. Alcohol detox is different from other drug detox process, in that it can be fatal to...