Psychiatry News & Updates

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often a long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions), and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over. People with OCD may have symptoms of obsessions,...

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK THE POWER OF CONNECTION Sunday, September 5 – Saturday, September 11 From the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention: Although there is no single cause of suicide, one of the risks for suicide is social isolation, and there’s...

October has been designated Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. HONESDALE October has been designated Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. According to the website www.adhdawarenessmonth.org, sponsored by a...

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While most kids can't wait to show off their new wardrobe and school supplies, the thought of actually going back to school— or starting school for the first time— can cause some children to feel anxious to the point of refusing to go to school. Posted Aug. 23, 2013...

Behavioral health professionals discuss depression with seniors “What do you do to relieve stress?” asked board certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist, Rashesh Dholakia, M.D., MPH, while addressing a group of seniors at the Robert J. Drake Senior Community...

Long Island Youth Summit Social Networking workshop was moderated by Dr. Rashesh Dholakia, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at the North Shore LIJ Health System. Students in the workshop discussed the fact that the use of social media has many advantages such...

'Power to Change' tops discussions at local health care breakfast Have you ever tried substituting the words "I will" for "I'll try" or "challenge" for "problem?" Try it and you could begin to change your life — for the better. That was the message of a pair of...