Integrative Psychiatry & Longevity Blog in St. Louis, MO & Washington DC 

Lately, more and more people are turning to melatonin to help them fall asleep. You can find it on every pharmacy shelf, marketed as the natural solution for restless nights. And while melatonin does have a role to play in regulating sleep, the idea that it’s a shortcut or substitute for good sleep habits is where many people go wrong. As an integrative psychiatric nurse practitioner , I work with patients every day who struggle with sleep. And the truth is, good sleep doesn

We’ve built a mental health culture where every hard experience becomes a label—and every label leads to a prescription. That’s not...

In the world of psychiatry today, we hear a lot about starting medications. Less often do we hear about stopping them. We live in a...

SSRIs have saved lives, I'm sure. Let’s get that straight.   But they’re not a free pass to long-term wellness. What most prescribers...