Americans In Pain and Addicted: Untangling the Opioid Crisis

• October 23, 2017
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AddictionOpioid EpidemicPainSubstance Abuse

Part Six: Without Opioids, a Decent Life becomes Impossible

When Jeremy came to see me in my office last year, his demeanor said it all: Rumpled jacket, pained expression, and the quiet, tremulous voice of a man who never in his entire life believed he’d wind up in a therapist’s office. “My doctor abruptly stopped prescribing me Oxy,” he told me when I asked him what was wrong, “and the pain is making me crazy.” As I looked into his eyes, and saw the depth of his emotional and physical pain, my own heart began to ache as well.

Treatment-Resistant?: What to Do When Your Medication is Not Working

• March 6, 2017
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AnxietyBipolar DisorderDepression

You feel depressed and tired, anxious, with thoughts racing through your head. Easily irritated, you struggle to get out of bed...

Not Getting Better? Insist Upon The Biopsychosocial Model (Part 3)

• January 23, 2017
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AnxietyDepressionPsychotherapySubstance Abuse

The Role of Genetic Testing Under The Biopsychosocial Model Despite the fact that Sandra was in crisis and desperately longed for...

Anger Out of Control? Two Steps You can Take to Manage Your Impulse to Lash Out

• August 3, 2016
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• Anger ManagementPsychotherapy

I was on a plane recently that was approaching our destination in Miami, where I had a connecting flight to Reagan...

Supplements and Probiotics: A Prescription Pad Isn’t The Only Tool In Your Doctor’s Bag for Anxiety and Depression Treatment

• June 20, 2016
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AnxietyDepressionPersonalized Medicine

Often you go to your doctor’s office just to get the infamous 15 minute “med check,” where your doctor has no...

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

• April 29, 2016
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AnxietyBipolar DisorderDepressionGenetics

Genes, Stress, Nutrition, and Antidepressants – How They Affect Anxiety, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

• February 11, 2016
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• AnxietyBipolar DisorderDepressionGeneticsNutrition

The brain is the organ of the mind. Our ability to think, feel, and experience life is dependent upon neurobiological processes...

Antidepressant Medication and the Treatment of Depression

• February 11, 2016
• Dr. Bruce Kehr
• Depression

It seems like almost every other week that we are introduced to a new antidepressant medication through an ad on TV....