by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
One of the most important things I deal with in my practice is sleep. Sleep is defined as “a naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, inhibition of nearly all...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
Psychogenic amnesia, also known as functional amnesia or dissociative amnesia, is a memory disorder characterized by extreme memory loss that is caused by extensive psychological stress and that cannot be attributed to a known neurobiological cause. Psychogenic...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
Depression usually starts out simple. For my patient, Cindy, for example, it began with down days during her first semester in college, when she wouldn’t get out of bed. She did not leave her apartment, wore sweat pants all the time, stopped doing her hair and makeup,...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
If depression is considered a severe condition to adults, exactly how would you think about depression in kids? Actually, depression in kids is the same as in adults with just a few exceptions. Therefore, this only suggests one thing, depression in children must be...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
Anorexia nervosa (AN), also known as simply Anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is often coupled with a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog
What are Personality Disorders? An individual’s personality is a set of characteristics that defines how they perceive the world around them. It is made up of features that cause them to think, feel, and act in a particular way. Our style of behavior, how we react,...
