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California Native American Day: Understanding Substance Misuse Among the Indigenous Population

September 22, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

“Protect our Elders, and they will pass their knowledge and wisdom to our Children. Protect our Women, and they will love, support, and educate...

Mental Health, Substance use Disorder

Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder within the Latinx/Hispanic Community

September 22, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

A barrier within the Hispanic and Latinx communities is the stigma of mental health and substance use disorders. Individuals within the Hispanic/Latinx community are often...

Mental Health

Do Income Levels Have an Effect On Mental Health?

September 16, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

We are all born the same, we all have the same opportunities, and we all have the same ability to propel ourselves out of our...

Mental Health

Tech and Your Mental Health

September 7, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

In this day in age, we live on technology. Navigation, Bluetooth music, dating apps, social media, and working remotely are some of the daily perks...

Mental Health

The Do’s and Don’ts with Antidepressants

September 1, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

“You have a major depressive disorder, and I think you will benefit from starting a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), a commonly prescribed antidepressant.” This...

Mental Health

When Anxiety Turns to Depression?

August 17, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

Anxiety and depression are separate mental health disorders but are intimately connected. Having an anxiety disorder is the strongest predictor that an individual will develop...

Mental Health

What Is Impulse-Control Disorder?

August 17, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

Impulse-control disorders are conditions that involve the lack of self-control resulting in unbalanced emotions and behaviors that can harm one or others. Impulse Control Disorders...

Mental Health

What Your Therapist Wants You to Know About Anxiety

August 9, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

Anxiety is a normal healthy emotion that protects you from danger; however, when anxiety occurs every day in non-threatening scenarios, it can wreak havoc on...

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Study Drugs in High School and College: What are they?

August 3, 2022
Kristen Fuller, MD

What Are Study Drugs? “Smart drugs” and “study drugs” are more than a chemical escape hatch from reality. Individuals commonly abuse them to boost the...

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California Native American Day: Understanding Substance Misuse Among the Indigenous Population

Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder within the Latinx/Hispanic Community

Do Income Levels Have an Effect On Mental Health?

Tech and Your Mental Health

The Do’s and Don’ts with Antidepressants

When Anxiety Turns to Depression?

What Is Impulse-Control Disorder?

What Your Therapist Wants You to Know About Anxiety

Study Drugs in High School and College: What are they?

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