Dr Neal Ranen Psychiatrist Blog
Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Depression can occur at any time of year. However, for many, winter represents the most vulnerable time. Changes in sunlight, temperature, changes in the brain and body’s internal chemistry, and the stress of the Holidays can all play a role. In some ways, Winter Depression is built into our biology – […]
How to Break Out of Default Mode
What Depression Looks Like in the Brain: Stuck in Default Mode (and How to Break Out of It) Even though depression is usually referred to as a chemical imbalance, it is actually an imbalance in networks of interconnecting regions of the brain. Specifically, sophisticated new brain imaging studies reveal that depression shows up in the […]
Newer Antidepressants: The “Reuptake-Plus” Antidepressants
Stress Can Have a Direct Impact on Your Mental Health and Overall Well-Being
Effects of Stress on Your Mental Health – Baltimore Psychiatry Many people make daily comments about being completely stressed out or under so much stress. Even though there are common themes when it comes to stressors, these can really vary from person to person. In other words, what stresses one person may not stress another. […]
Symptoms to Warrant a Psychiatrist Evaluation
These Symptoms May Warrant an Evaluation by a Psychiatrist in Baltimore Life’s changes and challenges often make many people feel overwhelmed. Obstacles and circumstances can cause a stir of emotions or changes in attitude that can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to explain. There is a chance that negative thinking and an […]
Mood Disorders are Common but Treatment Options Vary
Treatment Options for Mood Disorders Mood swings, we all experience them on occasion. The key is to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that what you are experiencing are actually mood swings and not mood disorders. There is a big difference between the two. While one may require a simple change of scenery or […]
Can Coffee Rev Up Your Workout?
See my New York Times letter commenting on the effects of caffeine on exercise! Your inherent (genetically coded) rate of metabolizing caffeine has an influence on its effect on exercise. That rate is determined by how rapidly or slowly working the enzyme is that processes caffeine. The particular enzyme responsible is known as CYP4501A2 (catchy […]
Treatment for Excessive Worry
Dr. Neal Ranen, M.D. Offers Anxiety Treatment in Baltimore Fear serves as a filter that assists in the recognition of danger. It heightens the reflexes and increases mental alertness. The fear response was particularly important in the early days of humankind when there was a need to be vigilant for mortal threats, such as suddenly […]
Effective Management of ADHD
Resume Normalcy in Life with ADHD Management Living with ADHD presents a set of challenges that are difficult for many to understand. This is particularly so if you haven’t personally experienced the symptoms and circumstances surrounding the condition. Parents, students, instructors, professionals, athletes and people from many other walks of life live with ADHD each […]