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Simple Psych Blog
Short, clinically focused articles on psychiatry topics, practical comparisons, and treatment concepts that come up often in real-world care.
What Counts as Treatment-Resistant Depression?
A practical way to think about treatment-resistant depression, and why the label should depend on treatment adequacy, not just the number of medications tried.
How to Use the PHQ-9 in Follow-Up Care
The PHQ-9 is most useful when it is treated as a longitudinal signal, not just a screening form that gets filed away.
OCD Intrusive Thoughts vs. Psychosis
How to think through intrusive taboo thoughts, poor insight, and when the presentation is moving beyond OCD into a psychotic process.
When Worry Becomes Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Everyone worries. GAD starts to look different when the worry becomes broad, sticky, hard to control, and physically exhausting.
Mania vs. Hypomania: What Actually Separates Them
A quick clinical breakdown of how mania and hypomania differ in severity, consequences, and what each one means diagnostically.
Measurement-Based Care in Psychiatry
Why structured rating scales still matter in psychiatry, and how measurement-based care can make treatment more focused, collaborative, and easier to adjust over time.
Adult ADHD Symptoms That Often Get Missed
A quick clinical look at how adult ADHD can present more as restlessness, disorganization, and emotional impulsivity than obvious hyperactivity.
Insomnia vs. Not Getting Enough Sleep
Why trouble sleeping is not always insomnia disorder, and why sleep opportunity matters clinically.
Panic Attack vs. Panic Disorder
A panic attack is a symptom event. Panic disorder is the larger syndrome that grows around recurrent unexpected attacks.