Some information I came across recently. Excerpt from Hammond article: Research has shown, however, that the costs associated with medication treatment are actually quite sizable. For instance, a study (Marchetti et al., 2001) of six different medications for ADD/ADHD treatment found that the average cost per school-aged patient was$1,678 each year. Another study (Swensenet al., […]

Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only.  I give neither tax advice nor medical advice.  I do not promote any religion or religious orientation. The introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) in 2014 was controversial to say the least.  Some of the most contested components were the individual mandate and the resulting […]

Treatment-resistant depression means exactly what it says.  It is a person with Major Depressive Disorder who has failed to recover using all the “standard” depression treatments.  That means the person has at least tried a variety of anti-depressant medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy.  These aren’t necessarily the best treatments for everyone, but they are mostly what […]

I hear it all the time in my practice, “Little Johnny has so much potential, but he doesn’t try in class, sports, or homework.” It is a cliche that parents tell their children: “You can be anything you want to be.”  It makes sense, we want to build up our children’s self-esteem.  A first step […]

Growing up I learned how to be a man mostly from the kids in the schoolyard.  I learned that being a man meant being tough, not showing weakness, picking on weaker kids, and bragging about sexual conquests.  I wasn’t particularly good at any of these things, so I decided to reject masculinity.  I didn’t wan’t […]