by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
Individuals often speak of feeling depressed. Indeed, it is common to feel periodic sadness due to life’s disappointments. Clinical depression, on the other hand, is quite different from those times when we experience unhappiness or despair. Clinical depression is a...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
January 6, 2018 THE RIGHT APPROACH TO THE OPIOD CRISIS As a practicing doctor with certification in psychiatry and having worked in Palm Beach County for the past 25 years, my views on the current opioid epidemic are the result of my daily contact with addicts, their...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
General anxiety disorder (GAD) is among the most usual types of anxiety disorders, and it is a condition that is defined by continuously worrying, in addition to feeling panicky about nothing worse than ordinary and simple daily occurrences. The worry, which to a...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
Anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States, making it the most common mental health condition in the country. Untreated anxiety can affect every facet of life, making it difficult to relax, to achieve success in a work environment, to have...
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
As an addiction specialist, I see patients abusing substances of all kinds. Today I’d like to talk about alcohol. It is so ingrained and accepted in our society. Pop culture would have you believe that you can’t have any fun or lead a fulfilling life without alcohol....
by Dr. Agresti | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog
(And by ‘Might Be’ I mean ‘Are’) The “Opioid Crisis” is all over the news these days, thanks to cheap heroin cut with fentanyl and heaven-knows-what-else that’s filling up morgue drawers throughout the country. If you think the numbers of overdose deaths are...
