Category: Insights
Notes on psychiatric care, written and reviewed by Dr. Torrijos.
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Adult ADHD: why it’s often missed until your thirties
Compensation works until the external structure changes. Then the pattern becomes visible.
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How psychiatrists and therapists actually work together
What coordination looks like in practice, what gets shared, and what you control.
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Is telepsychiatry as effective as in-person care?
What the evidence supports, where the limits genuinely are, and what the law requires.
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Thyroid, B12, sleep apnea: medical causes that look like depression
What gets screened for before a third antidepressant is added, and why it so often isn’t.
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Understanding your Good Faith Estimate as a private-pay patient
What the No Surprises Act gives you, and the three questions to ask your insurer.
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What to bring to your first psychiatric evaluation
A short, practical list. The medication history is the part most people underestimate.
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When to ask for a psychiatric second opinion
Six specific signals, and why asking is ordinary medical practice rather than disloyalty.
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Why a fifteen-minute psychiatric appointment isn’t enough
The structural reason short appointments produce inaccurate diagnoses — and what actually changes when the appointment is six times longer.