Dr. Payton

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Listening, Really Listening…why is This So Important?

05/12/2025
Over and over recently I have seen how listening can reduce stress in our lives...
Dr. Payton
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Why Do I Prescribe Lamictal (Lamotrigine) ?

05/12/2025
Recently my business manager noticed that a question was raised about my prescribing Lamictal [lamotrigine]...
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We Should Listen to Our Children!

05/12/2025
Recently a woman who I am treating for PTSD told me that her two year...
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Why I Prescribe Abilify and Seroquel Xr for Ptsd

05/12/2025
Abilify [aripiprazole] and Seroquel XR [quetiapine XR] are called atypical antipsychotic medications with their atypicalness...
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Parenting Made Easy?

05/12/2025
I have previously blogged about how the two year old child of a mother who...
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Add/adhd…so What is the Big Deal?

05/12/2025
I have previously blogged about ADD/ADHD [attention deficit disorder/ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] and the...
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What is Treatment All About?

05/12/2025
One of my children asked me about how I help people who come to see...
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Frequent and Severe Temper Outbursts: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?

05/12/2025
The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth Edition [DSM-V] has a new diagnosis for frequent...
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You Can Be Your Own Research Study

05/12/2025
When I was on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, some...
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Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences [ACE]

05/12/2025
Starting in the 1980s, there was a focus on identifying risk factors for developing disease...
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