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• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Impact of Emotional Abuse Studies show that the effects of emotional abuse can be just as serious as physical abuse. Imagine your wounds being unseen by others, buried within feelings of Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Mental or emotional abuse can happen in various types of relationships, not just romantic ones. We often see it when we see someone controlling a potential victim through emotions, such Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Autism is a classified neuropsychiatric disorder. Autism is a disorder that exists on a spectrum that encompasses varying degrees of impairment. Simply put: autism looks very different from person to Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

The illegal use of methamphetamine or “meth” has been an issue nationwide and in our community for many years. From a mental health perspective, it is not uncommon for the Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

What is ADHD? ADHD stands for Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is very common among both children and adults. It is characterized by difficulties in paying attention, being Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Many people think of ADHD as something that is solely diagnosed in childhood, however, there are many adults worldwide living with ADHD that has been either undiagnosed, untreated, or both. So Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Recognizing ADHD in your child involves understanding key symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Here’s a quick guide: Inattention Symptoms:Difficulty sustaining focusMaking careless mistakesEasily distractedHyperactivity Signs:Excessive fidgetingRunning about or climbing excessivelyTalking Read More

• updated: Aug. 22, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is an extremely common mental health disorder that can cause issues with attention, concentration, focus, memory, restlessness, and much more. Did you always get in trouble in Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Michelle DeRamus, Ph.D.

I usually refrain from listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. But, this year, I found myself already turning the radio station to the familiar jingles and carols early in November. Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Michelle DeRamus, Ph.D.

Picture this as a mom: The kids are home for the holidays reenacting a loud Star Wars battle all over the house while intermittently screaming and hitting one another with light sabers. Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Michelle DeRamus, Ph.D.

For generations, adults have used the benevolent, jolly figure from the North Pole as a disciplinary tool to coerce children into behaving in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Some Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

Christmas is coming up, and many parents and children are enjoying all of the preparations- wrapping gifts, trimming the tree, and making grocery lists a mile long with all of Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

The awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has markedly increased over the last 10 years, as have the number of cases being diagnosed. As a pediatrician, I feel that Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

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• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

As a parent you have been by the side of your child, from the adorable infancy stage (and those not so adorable sleepless nights, trying in vain to rock the Read More

• updated: Jun. 24, 2024
• Ritu Chandra, M.D.

I think it’s easy for those of us who live in the U.S. to lose sight of the very serious risk that diseases like polio and tetanus pose for kids. Read More