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eMoods Insights – Sophisticated Mood Tracking App

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:13:17 +0000

Some of our patients here at Gateway started using this mood tracker from eMoods. We would like to share some information about the app for the benefit of those interested in using it. eMood is a free mood tracking app that runs on your phone and on your desktop via a web browser. It allows you to easily chart your ...

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Bipolar Workbook from Gateway Psychiatric

Peter Forster — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:52:42 +0000

Gateway Psychiatric Services is excited to announce the release of our latest book: The Bipolar Disorder Workbook from Callisto Media. Designed to educate and motivate people who have questions, particularly about Bipolar II and cyclothymia, the workbook walks users through a series of structured exercises, beginning with a basic checklist intended to identify symptoms that may warrant further investigation. The ...

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Biofeedback at Gateway Psychiatric

Nathaniel Abad — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:27:05 +0000

Biofeedback is a stress management technique that uses devices that give you information about your body’s physiologic response to stress. The idea is to provide you with information that would ordinarily be outside of your conscious awareness, such as your body temperature, blood pressure, or heart rate. Generally, there are three stages of biofeedback: Developing increased awareness of the body ...

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Home Blood Draws

Peter Forster — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:45:09 +0000

Would home blood draws (or office blood draws for that matter) be helpful? Obtaining routine blood work can be an essential part of your treatment if you have a mood disorder and are on medications as it is very important to know the levels in your blood reached by mood-stabilizing drugs. Finding time however to get your labs done can ...

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Sleepio CBTi for Insomnia

Peter Forster — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 15:39:53 +0000

Sleepio is a six-session sleep improvement program, created by sleep expert Professor Colin Espie and featuring proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. We are happy to add this treatment option to the list of state of the art therapies available at Gateway Psychiatric. For more information about CBT for insomnia and online programs to help improve sleep please read this ...

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Foundations of Wellbeing

Peter Forster — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:20:11 +0000

In the beginning of this year we sent out an invitation to our patient’s to sign up for the Foundations of Wellbeing program developed by neuroscientist Rick Hanson and were very pleased by the response. Since then we’ve been hearing from those who signed up that the program has had a significant effect on their mental health. A representative comment ...

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Medication Cost Savings – Update 2017

Peter Forster — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 14:55:22 +0000

Last year the New York Times reviewed two websites that offered significant medication cost savings, for those without adequate insurance and, even for those with good insurance who are getting expensive medications. Since then we have had a lot more experience working with patients to help reduce medication costs and we can definitely say that these sites can help reduce ...

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Blue Blocking Glasses for Mania

Peter Forster — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:07:44 +0000

Blue blocking glasses may be a useful adjunct to medications for mania. Bright light is one of the most rapidly effective treatments for depression and may be helpful for depression even in people without a clear seasonal pattern (winter depression). A recent study suggests that the opposite may be true, that avoiding light may treat mania. The portion of the ...

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Enlyte – methylfolate and more

Peter Forster — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:39:50 +0000

Enlyte is a therapeutic food that has been designed to help people at risk of functional deficits in folate and methylfolate that may be associated with treatment resistant depression. It contains a mixture of folate, folinic acid and l-methylfolate as well as other co-factors. EnLyte/EnBrace HR/EnLyte-D helps with concentration, motivation, and sleep. Symptoms include depressed mood, loss of interest, problems concentrating, insomnia, ...

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Pill Minder and Information Source

Peter Forster — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:58:43 +0000

David Pogue recently reviewed 47 apps that can serve as a pill minder and information source and selected one that clearly outshone the others. But first, why is this important? This is some information from his article in Yahoo Finance… An estimated 187 million Americans (58%) are on at least one prescription drug. (Source: Network for Excellence in Health Innovation ...

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