Here I am – at Last
Many years ago, I came across a quote from a letter that Abraham Lincoln wrote to a friend in 1841: “I am now the most miserable man living. If what…
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Helps reduce the number of variables
When you are looking at a complex patient picture, you want to limit the number of variables. Especially in the case of severe mental illness…
The difference in my everyday life is exponential
I felt like someone saw my invisible wounds for the very first time, I felt like what I already knew was true about myself was finally being proven. I felt like I WASN’T crazy.
Taking away the hurt
The trouble with trial-and-error prescribing – and there are many problems with it – is that it hurts. It hurts patients mentally, spiritually, and financially.
I am me again. I am amazed and grateful.
When I met with the psychiatrist, one of the first things he said is: “You are not my guinea pig. I don’t like trial and error.”
The results speak for themselves
I look at a patient’s whole picture in making an assessment — you have to use your clinical judgement and employ an evidence-based approach.
I got back to being me
When I first experienced depression, it happened all of a sudden. It was like a cloud happened in my head.
Using actionable information in treatment decisions
My treatment philosophy for depression and other mental health conditions is that optimal mental health is achieved using the least medication at the lowest dose possible. I have 20 years…
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The GeneSight test helps me help my patients
My patients call me Dr. Ada, and I specialize in child and adult psychiatry. In my clinic, Summit Mental Health based in Austin, we employ evidence-based medicine…
Any tool that can give us data, helps everyone feel more comfortable
As a physician assistant at a psychiatric and mental health facility in Wisconsin, I have administered nearly 100 GeneSight tests to patients ranging in age from 5 to 70. Many…
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