Zlatin S. Ivanov

Addiction Psychiatrist
New York, NY

The Pros and Cons of Psychiatric Medications

The Pros and Cons of Psychiatric MedicationsPsychiatric drugs can be a questionable subject. Some people believe that mental health pharmaceuticals are necessary for treating...

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Zlatin S. Ivanov

Addiction Psychiatrist
New York, NY

What to Know About Separation Anxiety Treatment

People suffering from separation anxiety disorder experience intense fear and anxiety when they are separated from people to whom they are emotionally attached, such as a parent...

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Gender Differences with Substance Use Disorder

Richard G. Soper

Addiction Psychiatrist
Nashville, TN

Gender Differences with Substance Use Disorder

There are significant ways in which substance use disorder differs between genders.  Depression is more frequent in women than in men; addiction is more frequent in men than women,...

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Unpleasant Truths About Opioids

Richard G. Soper

Addiction Psychiatrist
Nashville, TN

Unpleasant Truths About Opioids

Over the past few years, I've lost track of how many times the opioid epidemic has, in one way or another (Prince, Fentanyl; Tom Petty, Naltexone and Buprenorphine), found its...

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Stigma Kills

Richard G. Soper

Addiction Psychiatrist
Nashville, TN

Stigma Kills

Why do families have to wait until their husbands, brothers, sons, or fathers die before they can talk about the disease that killed them? This past November, The National Academy...

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