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When You’re Not Really Bipolar After All: Anatomy of the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

For the first few years after I arrived in the DC area, I took call at two local hospital emergency rooms...

Thirteen Reasons Why Not

A Personal Message from Bruce Alan Kehr, M.D., for High School and College Students

Genetic Testing and Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder: Could a Simple Cheek Swab be the Missing Link in Your Mental Health Treatment?

DNA: I Am Who I Am… or Am I? – Session Ten

Surf’s Up: Use Your Genetic Code to Ride the Stress Wave with Ease
The COMT Gene Featuring “DNA 4 KIDS" With "GENiE"

Holiday Blues: 7 Steps to Lift Your Mood

It may be a time when stress and anxiety run higher than usual. This time of year can exacerbate preexisting financial strains, family conflicts and shame.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 17
Do Gut Bugs Love Genetic Testing?

Many moving pieces play a role in determining the health of our gut bugs, and those microbes in turn play a significant role in the health of both our bodies and our minds.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 16
Gut Bugs Inflame Your Brain – a Genetic Test Guides Prevention

The significance of chronic inflammation to our health, and how both our microbiomes and our genes play a role.

Self-Saboteur

Part Four: Avoid Your Family Over the Holiday Season. Here’s How.
Can you avoid seeing your family for the holidays? Maybe not. But if they cause emotional pain, don’t be afraid to take steps to minimize the interaction with them.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 15
Will Probiotics or Fecal Transplants Cure Memory Loss from Dementia?

Fecal Microbiota Transplants: The Alzheimer’s Treatment of the Future?

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 14
Distracted, Impulsive Gut Bugs Have ADHD

Recent research has demonstrated that our gut bugs may be implicated in the chain reaction leading to one of the most ubiquitous mental health concerns among children today: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.