Dr. Payton

Recently the Washington Post had an article about a woman named April who after a traumatic event had suddenly become psychotic and unresponsive being diagnosed with catatonia [a condition often associated with schizophrenia often with severe withdrawal from human contact, odd behaviors and often being nonresponsive. Then twenty years later still unresponsive she began to…

One of the reasons that I am not a provider for medical insurance [so my patients have to pay out of pocket for my services] is that reimbursement is very restricted and the medical insurance companies justify this by suggesting that a reasonable and customary amount of time with a patient to help them with…

Recently a woman who I have been treating for anxiety relate to post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] had started taking a low dose of lithium to lower her anxiety level. It has been helpful and she then reported that instead of very intense prementrual syndrome symptoms that included anxiety and a strong feeling of impending…

People who have come to me for help have taught me the importance of actually listening to others without our reacting to what we are hearing. This can be very difficult to do unless we actually tell ourselves that this is what we want to do. It is easy to react [and self righteously respond]…

I was recently listening to a sermon being delivered by a minister at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. The sermon was on” carrying your cross,” connected to the saying that “we all have our cross to bear.” I do not want to discuss the Chrisitan meaning ascribed to this but the meaning…