Garth Kroeker

a discussion about psychiatry, mental illness, emotional problems, and things that help

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Antidepressant Combinations for Resistant Depression

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In many cases, a single form of therapy does not relieve symptoms of depression or anxiety. For every person, I recommend a range of healthy...
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MDMA (ecstasy): risks and benefits

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"Ecstasy" is a common recreational drug. Chemically, it is known as MDMA, or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. It is a type of ch...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Eating Disorders

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Disordered eating is a complex problem which takes a variety of forms. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by restrictive eating behaviours an...

Antidepressants and Bone

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There is some evidence that antidepressants, particularly the serotonin reuptake inhibitors, can reduce bone density, and increase the risk ...
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Long-term stimulants & ADHD

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The long-term use of stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), and mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall), i...
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GK
I've been a psychiatrist since July, 2000. Most of my clinical experience has been with university students who have come to my outpatient clinic. For the first two years of my practice, I completed a subspecialty fellowship in mood disorders, during which I was trying to help patients struggling with treatment-resistant depression or bipolar disorder. I enjoy trying to combine ideas from different fields within the sciences and humanities--I love the idea of a creative, collaborative, interdisciplinary, yet also evidence-based approach to thinking about the mind, about medicine, and about life. I particularly like to indulge in metaphor and use analogies as a part of my therapeutic style. Yet, I find that much of my work as a physician can be simple and pragmatic, and I believe that there often can be straightforward medical solutions to many of the ailments my patients tell me about.
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