Mental Health and Social Media

Given my conviction that the vast majority of psychiatric conditions are caused by inflammation of the brain, most of the recommendations that I make to patients in my practice of holistic psychiatry are designed to support the immune system which decreases inflammation. Depression, anxiety, attentional difficulties, brain fog, and other cognitive changes are all mediated…

The film “Eighth Grade” is an intimate honest portrayal of a very shy awkward girl’s eighth grade year in a contemporary suburban school. It is a new and moving universal coming of age story by Bo Burnham, an immensely gifted 27 year old YouTube comedian and musician. The film skillfully represents the centrality and intensity of a…