Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Before getting into the subject of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) a review of the light spectrum is in order. The light we see is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) going through space.…
Can Substance Abuse Cause Schizophrenia?

Can Substance Abuse Cause Schizophrenia?

Can Substance Abuse Cause Schizophrenia? This has been and remains a controversial subject. Certainly the concept of “dual diagnosis” is well accepted. I am going to review several articles to…
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Certainly since 1980 PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome has been considered a mental illness since it was added to the Diagnostic and Statical Manual volume III (DSM III). This was…
Teenage Suicide in America

Teenage Suicide in America

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the leading advocacy group for suicide awareness and prevention, has published some disturbing statistics regarding teenage suicide in America as of 2015. While…
Laura’s Law II

Laura’s Law II

First some background on the law and where it stood between conception in 2002 to 2010. Then an update to 2015. The law is intended to allow for an alternative…
Paul on Lets Talk Radio

Paul on Lets Talk Radio

Paul Golden MD is interviewed by Atlanta's Let's Talk radios host Alecia Hill. Listen to Paul's story and his many years of dealing with bipolar disease while a practicing physician.…

My First Depression

My First Depression A foreboding of things to come occurred in the summer of 1973. I was 25 years old and in my third year of medical school. To say…
Nephrology

Nephrology

It occurred to me that I have been writing about the last four years about bipolar disorder. My memoir, Bipolar MD: My Life As a Physician with Bipolar Disorder, will…
Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Mindfulness The concept of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was developed by Dr. Jon Kabal-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979. This method is used as a…