by Dr. Agresti | May 25, 2022 | Blog
Trichotillomania is the compulsive urge to pull out one’s own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. It is often chronic and difficult to treat. Trichotillomania may be present in infants, but the peak age of onset is 9 to...
by Dr. Agresti | May 25, 2022 | Blog
Exhibitionism refers to exposing bare female breasts and/or buttocks of either a male or female. When genitalia is exposed the behavior is more commonly described as indecent exposure. Exhibitionism is an overall psychosocial concept that, when applied to physical...
by Dr. Agresti | May 25, 2022 | Blog
The Skinny on Psychostimulants, Part 3: Modafinil Over the past two weeks, we’ve been discussing the psychostimulants amphetamines and methylphenidate, which stimulate the central nervous system by increasing synaptic concentrations of the neurotransmitters dopamine...
by Dr. Agresti | May 25, 2022 | Blog
Postpartum Depression: o Signs, Symptoms, New Treatment? Last week, we talked about sex and orgasms, so it seems only fitting that this week, I talk about the potential ‘homework’ that may come after the sex and orgasms: pregnancy… and the postpartum depression that...
by Dr. Agresti | May 25, 2022 | Blog
N-Acetyl Cysteine Hello, people! Last week, we finished up our discussion on the darker side of OCD and talked about the most difficult subtype to deal with, the pure hell of pure obsession OCD, aka Pure O. As promised, we’re back this week with a new topic, N-acetyl...
