Dr. David Adams – Alice Adams, RN, LNCC

By Alice Adams|2021-01-02T10:44:01-05:00January 2nd, 2021|Blog, Dr. David Adams|

The problem with misidentifying an angry person as depressed is that the treatment for clinical depression is not benign. Antidepressants The drugs used to treat depression can interact with other drugs, can lead to symptoms (side effects) of their own, and are not inexpensive. More importantly, antidepressants are not a solution to anger. Aggravating a [...]

Do they know how they feel?

By Alice Adams|2020-12-27T09:00:35-05:00December 27th, 2020|Blog, Dr. David Adams, Guest Author|

Guest post: Alexithymic individuals (males more than females) cannot express their feelings verbally. They either act them out (destructively) or hold them in (intrapunitive and equally destructive). These alexithymic individuals are more prone to develop somatic symptom (formerly somatoform) disorders (excess focus upon bodily complaints). They are also more prone to psychophysiologic – physical - [...]

Depression vs Anger – Guest Blog

Do they know how they feel?