An excerpt from Dr. Paul Corona’s upcoming book, Healing the Mind and Body: The Doctor and Patient Guide I have found that treating patients with neurochemical disorders is by far the most interesting and impacting area of medicine as compared to any other medical problems that I’ve had the opportunity to treat. I have enjoyed … Read more
Bipolar disorder is much more common than the healthcare community has realized. Bipolar disorder is grossly misunderstood and misdiagnosed. When you read in the paper or hear in the news that someone, who has been known as a fairly normal person, suddenly – and without reason – went off the deep end and committed some … Read more
Yesterday, Feb. 2nd, the talented actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of a heroine overdose. For years, Hoffman struggled with drug abuse …and for years, Hoffman struggled with depression symptoms. There are a staggering number of people with depression or bipolar disorders who abuse drugs – well over 50% in documented bipolarity cases alone. … Read more
Many people congratulate themselves for making it through the chaos, busy-ness, family battles, loneliness and over-imbibing of the holidays but then drop into the Post-Holiday Blues just days after the last New Year’s horn is blown. At the first of the year, I see more patients suffering from depression (what I call the D Word) … Read more
Let’s go back to basics to review what happens in the body when neurochemical imbalances occur. The nervous system is the fundamental control center of the body, like the “computer” of the body. Its center is the brain, which continues with the spinal cord, and then nerves branch off from there to all parts and … Read more
Why do depression and anxiety symptoms occur more in some people than others? When faced with the same or similar stressors, why do some people cope well and get through the stressful times without a significant mood change while others fall into depression and/or anxiety? There are a few key reasons why this happens to … Read more
Since I focused on anxiety and stress-related symptoms the last couple blogs I will try to distinguish depression symptoms. The two often coexist, as those with mood disorders often have features of anxiety and depression, though most people complain more about anxiety. For example, ” I’m not really too depressed. I’m more stressed out”. Depression … Read more
A couple weeks ago, I began writing about Symptoms of Anxiety. Before we go further regarding the discussion of and treatment options for symptoms of anxiety, let me define what the word means. It refers to a constellation of symptoms that can result from adrenaline surges in the body that cause feelings of anxiety and … Read more
Anxiety symptoms are the most common complaint of patients in my practice, so I am going to cover this subject in my next several blogs. My practice focuses full time on treating depression, anxiety symptoms, bipolar disorder, ADD, OCD, eating disorders, addiction, etc, but the most common complaint is not “I’m depressed”, but rather “I’m … Read more
We live in a “quick-fix” society. We want what we want now, and don’t like to wait. The tendency for many is to want immediate gratification, not delayed gratification. This is very apparent to me because I diagnose and treat problems with mood and pain. The quick fix medications, or what I also refer to as the … Read more