How To Know If You Have an Eating Disorder
February 26 – March 3rd is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Eating disorders impact roughly 28.8 million Americans over the course of their lifetimes, including 8.6% of women and 4.07% of men. What’s even more concerning is that eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate out of all psychiatric illnesses.1 The problem is that […]
Clinician Spotlight: Rachela Elias, M.D.
At Rivia Mind, we pride ourselves on our skilled, experienced, and compassionate mental health professionals across a variety of specialties. Our goal is to provide you with a holistic mental health treatment plan — including possible meds, therapy, medical care, and nutrition help. Recently, we sat down to talk with one of our clinicians, Rachela Elias, […]
Am I Depressed? Symptoms of Depression in Men and Women
What are the symptoms of depression? Although, depression is identified by a specific set of symptoms, including lack of motivation, loss of pleasure in activities and hobbies, changes in mood and appetite, sleep issues, feeling guilty, and difficulty concentrating, your biological sex can impact how those symptoms manifest. Men vs. Women Men and women experience […]
Using Dialectal Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
Dialectal Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is one of a number of treatments available for eating disorders, and one of the most successful. We asked Rivia Mind clinician Alexandra Kagan, LMSW, how she uses DBT and why it works. Thanks for sitting down with us, Alexandra! Explain to us what Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or DBT, is? […]
