By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. To end this mini-series, I’ll discuss the non-medication treatments available for depressive disorders. By somatic treatments, we mean physical treatment of some sort. The most common…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Tricyclic antidepressants were the medications used to treat depressive disorders when I did my internship and residency. They were and still are very effective, but can…

Dear Rabbi, What is the Jewish meaning of “holiness”? D.M. Dear D., Let’s look at your question through the lens of a tradition in the teaching of children. There is…

Last time I discussed basic information about major depressive disorder, which is also known as a clinical depression. I discussed how it is different than grieving, has a genetic predisposition,…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. I want to express a big thank-you to all those friends and family I have run into this past week, who have taken me aside and…

Now that we’re done with February, spring is right around the corner. And with spring, comes allergy season. In fact, with the temperature having been in the 70s recently, pollen…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Some recent medical headlines from the newspapers and medical journals may not yet have reached prime time, but are worth knowing: 1. Narcan, known generically as…

One concern that patients mention frequently is the confusion and worry about taking certain medications that fall into a class that sounds scary. For instance, people with treatment-resistant depressive illnesses,…

By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. As a reminder, I depend on questions asked from the TJP reading audience, so I can respond appropriately to those questions you have always wanted to…

1. Adderall shortage: There has been a serious nationwide shortage of Adderall these past few months. Here is my understanding as to why: A major generic manufacturer of Adderall went…