https://simplepsych.net/blog/ Simple Psych is a psychiatry reference directory with DSM-style criteria, clinical context, validated scales, treatment summaries, and supporting literature. en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://simplepsych.net/blog/what-counts-as-treatment-resistant-depression/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/what-counts-as-treatment-resistant-depression/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. https://simplepsych.net/blog/how-to-use-the-phq-9-in-follow-up-care/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/how-to-use-the-phq-9-in-follow-up-care/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The PHQ-9 is most useful when it is treated as a longitudinal signal, not just a screening form that gets filed away. https://simplepsych.net/blog/ocd-intrusive-thoughts-vs-psychosis/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/ocd-intrusive-thoughts-vs-psychosis/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT How to think through intrusive taboo thoughts, poor insight, and when the presentation is moving beyond OCD into a psychotic process. https://simplepsych.net/blog/when-worry-becomes-generalized-anxiety-disorder/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/when-worry-becomes-generalized-anxiety-disorder/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Everyone worries. GAD starts to look different when the worry becomes broad, sticky, hard to control, and physically exhausting. https://simplepsych.net/blog/mania-vs-hypomania-whats-the-difference/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/mania-vs-hypomania-whats-the-difference/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT A quick clinical breakdown of how mania and hypomania differ in severity, consequences, and what each one means diagnostically. https://simplepsych.net/blog/measurement-based-care-in-psychiatry/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/measurement-based-care-in-psychiatry/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT 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. https://simplepsych.net/blog/adult-adhd-symptoms-that-often-get-missed/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/adult-adhd-symptoms-that-often-get-missed/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT A quick clinical look at how adult ADHD can present more as restlessness, disorganization, and emotional impulsivity than obvious hyperactivity. https://simplepsych.net/blog/insomnia-vs-not-getting-enough-sleep/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/insomnia-vs-not-getting-enough-sleep/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Why trouble sleeping is not always insomnia disorder, and why sleep opportunity matters clinically. https://simplepsych.net/blog/panic-attack-vs-panic-disorder/ https://simplepsych.net/blog/panic-attack-vs-panic-disorder/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT A panic attack is a symptom event. Panic disorder is the larger syndrome that grows around recurrent unexpected attacks.