The first step is identifying the illness. Depression is more that just feeling sad for a few days. Depression means weeks of being so sad, you start having trouble working or going to school. You start having problems in relationships. Problems develop in just taking care of you. People with depression have two types of symptoms. The first type is psychological. The second type is...
by Mark G. Agresti, M.D. Hypochondria Disorder is a condition that can affect anyone including residents of West Palm Beach. Hypochondriasis or hypochondria (sometimes referred to as health phobia or health anxiety) refers to excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly...
The Thyroid Hello people! Last week was a light one on dark chocolate (ha ha?) but as promised, today marks the start of a new series on thyroid disease. If you’re wondering why I, a shrink, would care about the thyroid, the answer’s simple: because when it’s a problem, it’s a real problem, because it can affect nearly every aspect of your life, including your mental health. But when it comes to...
http://206.189.200.158 ~ (561) 444-7044 Dr. Mark Agresti, West Palm Beach Drug & Alcohol Detox Specialist – Psychiatrist, shares his in-office video that educates his patients on the symptoms, troubles and hardships of Bipolar Disorder. Learn about the manic and the depressive sides to bipolar disorder. Call Dr. Agresti today to get help with Bipolar Disorder. Learn More...
Hello, people! Welcome back to a brand new blog for a brand new year! It’s been a tough one for moi thus far, as I got the gift no one wants… covid. It’s been gnarly, but thankfully, I’m starting to feel more like myself again. This week, we’re starting a new series on a very important topic that I hear a lot of complaints about: sleep. Sleep is a vital part of life; we spend up to one-third of...
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (Darker Subtypes) Hello, people! Welcome back to the blog, where we’re continuing our discussion of some darker OCD subtypes. Last week we talked about emotional contamination OCD, which is when people become obsessed with the idea that they may become “infected” by the thoughts or beliefs of another person. This can happen any number of ways; through air,...
The majority of my practice is made up of fairly young people, so I’m very well aware of what makes them tick. Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a definite trend of increasing unhappiness, a dissatisfaction with life. It’s enough to where I’ve begun unofficially gathering data on the phenomenon and formulating some conclusions based on hundreds of hours listening to them, and I’ve come up...
Kleptomania is an irresistible urge to steal items of trivial value. People with this disorder are compelled to steal things, generally, but not limited to, objects of little or no significant value, such as pens, paper clips, paper and tape. Some kleptomaniacs may not even be aware that they have committed the theft. Kleptomania was first officially recognized in the US as a mental disorder in...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in-psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one’s own or someone else’s physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual’s ability to cope. As an effect of psychological trauma, PTSD is...
Alprazolam Use Disorder Helll-ooo people! I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend, maybe bit the head off a big bunny- a chocolate one of course. We’ve been talking about alprazolam, trade name Xanax. Last week I warned you about the dangers of buying it off of the street. If you’ve forgotten why it’s dangerous, it’s because it’s nearly always counterfeit crap made in some moron’s basement...
