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Panic & Anger: Two Sides of the Same Coin

THOMAS COOK, M.D.

Over my ten years in private practice, I’ve noticed that my patients with panic disorder are some of the nicest people.  They tend to be compliant and eager to please. They are…

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Panic & Anger: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Over my ten years in private practice, I’ve noticed that my patients with panic disorder are some of the nicest people.  They tend to be compliant and eager to please. They are…

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Science Isn’t Consensus

In the 1970s, the psychiatrist Robert Spitzer was embarrassed. He — and many of his colleagues— were embarrassed by their profession. They felt psychiatrists must change how they diagnosed people. The early…

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Is the Color Purple an Illusion?

Are you familiar with any good arguments for the soul? Many people today don’t know any. Here’s one I think you should know: the qualia argument. It runs as follows: Mary is…

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Panic Attacks: A Loss of Bodily Ownership

Those who suffer from panic attacks often feel their body is turning on them.  As their heart beats out of their chest, as they get tunnel vision, there is a strange sense…

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On the Fear of Taking Xanax

Many of my patients with panic attacks are afraid to take Xanax— even occasionally. I often reassure them that, if they take it 2x/week, no habituation will occur. It’s also important that…

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Tips for Success with Ketamine Therapy

When you swallow a vitamin C tab, it doesn’t matter what’s on your mind. You can believe vitamin C is a waste of time, but your immune system will still benefit. Whereas…

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Medical Marijuana for Bipolar Disorder

As a psychiatrist, I sometimes meet patients with bipolar disorder who went many years without any major issues. Then, something changes, and disaster strikes. Their notorious symptoms return. One patient told me he…

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How Marijuana Cures PTSD

PTSD is difficult to treat. Take it from me, I am a psychiatrist with my own private practice in Hawaii. And I treat veterans (and non veterans) with PTSD every day. To those…

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Heal Depression Rapidly

Psychiatry may be on the verge of a new era. Everyone knows that SSRI antidepressants, drugs like Prozac and Lexapro, have been around a long time. Their efficacy is overblown. Studies show…

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Re-Grow and Heal Your Nervous System

Our brains have a lot in common with plants. Perhaps this is why plant-based medicines work so well. Plants are simply a lot smarter than drug companies are… after all, they’ve been…

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Are Fragrances Medicinal?

While some people rave about essential oils, others aren’t so sure. Have you ever wondered, what is the evidence that a fragrance can have a medicinal effect? Believe it or not, there…

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Depression and Time Travel

Spielberg’s 1985 film Back to the Future is a masterpiece. In the sequel, Doc Brown accidentally sends himself to 1885, and gets stuck in the wild west after the DeLorean breaks down…

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