WHAT WE DO
We combine individual counseling, education, psychotherapy and psychiatric medical treatment.
We offer support groups for patients and their families. We maintain contact with your attorney and provide testimony when necessary. We cannot stress enough how important it is that you be treated early and effectively.
Up to fifty percent of those who have serious back and neck injuries develop Major Depressive Disorder within a year. Eighty percent of those patients will have disabling and potentially dangerous illness within three years.
We believe that there are very few providers who offer the kind of care we do. More than that, we recognize what injury, chronic pain, depression and anxiety does to the mind. We work together to help you heal.
What You Need to Know
Psychiatric illnesses that are related to chronic pain can be treated. Our goal is to eliminate the symptoms that define these disorders. The following describes what we most often see.
Depression (Major Depressive Disorder) is associated with the following symptoms:
Anxiety (Panic Disorder, Specific Anxiety Disorders) are characterized as follows:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Although these illnesses are very debilitating, they can be treated effectively. Our goal is to help you attain full and complete recovery. Call us today at (631) 265-1622.
We offer support groups for patients and their families. We maintain contact with your attorney and provide testimony when necessary. We cannot stress enough how important it is that you be treated early and effectively.
Up to fifty percent of those who have serious back and neck injuries develop Major Depressive Disorder within a year. Eighty percent of those patients will have disabling and potentially dangerous illness within three years.
We believe that there are very few providers who offer the kind of care we do. More than that, we recognize what injury, chronic pain, depression and anxiety does to the mind. We work together to help you heal.
What You Need to Know
Psychiatric illnesses that are related to chronic pain can be treated. Our goal is to eliminate the symptoms that define these disorders. The following describes what we most often see.
Depression (Major Depressive Disorder) is associated with the following symptoms:
- Persistently depressed mood
- Hopelessness
- Low self-esteem
- Loss of energy
- Loss of drive and initiative
- Loss of the ability to enjoy life
- Isolation
- Spontaneous crying
- Weight loss/gain
- Thoughts of suicide/death
Anxiety (Panic Disorder, Specific Anxiety Disorders) are characterized as follows:
- Persistent worry
- Inability to stop worrying
- Fear of dying
- Chest pain, palpitations
- Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
- Fear of losing control
- Sweating
- Abdominal pain
- Lightheadedness
- Trembling or shaking
- Fear of driving
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Reliving, re-experiencing the event
- Nightmares
- Flashbacks
- Hypervigilance
- Emotional numbness
- Hyperarousal
- Negative thoughts about the future
Although these illnesses are very debilitating, they can be treated effectively. Our goal is to help you attain full and complete recovery. Call us today at (631) 265-1622.
