Treating Trauma
Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: A Public Health Crisis
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 8 Comments
Late last week a desperate 46-year-old woman contacted me. She was experiencing symptoms of acute benzodiazepine withdrawal including palpitations, constant pacing, and exhaustion. When her prescribing PCP retired, she could find no one willing to continue to prescribe the benzodiazepine she had been taking for most of her adult life. She was someone who did…
Read More Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS): Medicine for Our Transformative Times
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 2 Comments
One of the most frequent suggestions that I make to patients who consult me in my holistic psychiatry practice is that they learn the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, (DNRS), a program designed to rehabilitate the limbic system of the brain. I make this recommendation to patients suffering from a wide variety of conditions including depression,…
Read More Brain Health, the Immune System and Cultivating Resilience
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 10 Comments
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…
Read More Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS): A Therapy for the Trauma of Living with Chronic Illness
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 6 Comments
It is not uncommon for individuals with severe chronic health conditions, such as Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity to develop a post traumatic syndrome. They literally experience damage to the area of the brain called the limbic system, the deep structure in the brain responsible for feeling and reacting. The structures which…
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