Archive for November, 2005

Separation Anxiety Disorder for Adults?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Q. My wife and I have just been recently married in Sep 05. She has an 9 year old child when she was 21 years old. She has never been away from him except for a few weekends over the ...
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Relocation and family issues

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Q. A year ago I moved back to NJ to be near family after living in Atlanta for 10 years. I loved Atlanta, but missed my family. My older sister suggested that I move home, and my family had been after me for ...
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Ethical Question: Is it ethical for a therapist to treat both a husband and wife in separate sessions?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Q. My wife and I have been seeing the same therapist for 10 years. He claims that if we were to see different therapists we would be on different psychological levels. He also claims that 90% of therapists today are unhealthy and would not ...
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Depression over missing pet?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Q. In 1986, i found a puppy that had his legs taped together and was in a box on a busy road. he became my "main" dog and we traveled and depended upon each other for a lot of different needs. he was with ...
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My place within the “big picture”

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Q. I have been a very introverted person most of my life. I lived in my favorite books and avoided most social interactions. I was literally afraid of being around people. Since August of 2002 I have been fortunate to receive treatment from a ...
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My sister is a possible pathological liar, what steps can I follow to address this & resolve it?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Q. My sister is always lying about the smallest matter. I need to know how I can remedy this disorder? I am at ends wits as the whole family is suffering and we're ready to disown her so that she can learn what the ...
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Dangerous risk taker

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Q. I am a single mom with (I believe) great looks and wa bubbly personality. My parents are divorced. I was raised in private school all my life. I was molested by one of the elders in my church at 13 years old. ...
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ECT and memory / suicidal thoughts

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Q. I have been out of work on med leave for depression for several months. I attempted suicide, then about a month later checked myself into a hospital for feeling suicidal again, then checked myself out AMA the next day. Met with the on ...
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Slow physical/mental activity

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, November 10th, 2005
Q: I had described my problem of being very slow in physical activities like bathing, shaving etc and in analytical thinking. Please let me know if my problem will be addressed/question answered in this column of yours. If not, I'll have to do something ...
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Mother’s mental breakdown

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, November 7th, 2005
Q. Yesterday my mother was admitted into the hospital for what is apparently a severe case of depression. My mother is 49 years old and she had a minor heart attack about 4 months ago. About two weeks after that she had to have a ...
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Lack of focus, anxiety, depression

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
Q. I feel this started picking up around 7 to 8 years ago and is just now where I'm not really sure what to do anymore. I've always had a mild issue with concentration. I have a habit of getting sidetracked etc. I'd be in class ...
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Mixing Medicines

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
Q . Is it good to mix Zyprexa, Lexapro, Seroquel, and Claritin? If not what can happen to me? A. Its never good to mix your medications without supervision from your doctor. If your doctor did not advise this mixing of medications, then you ...
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