P Priyanka, MD

As the temperatures drop and available sunlight decreases, similar symptoms to major depressive episodes can crop up. But is it seasonal affect disorder or just holiday blues? Dr Priyanka discusses the differences between the 2.  

is Medical Director for California-based 

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It is important to distinguish the holiday/winter blues from seasonal affect disorder. Can you tell the difference? 

Holiday Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? 

 shares her experience with telepsychiatry and discusses the transformation of telemedicine before, during, and (hopefully) after 

. Community Psychiatry is an outpatient psychiatric care company with over 120 clinicians in over 40 locations across California.

FaceTime, Skype, and other video chat functions are the new normal in the COVID-19 era, and allow this community psychiatrist serve the underserved.

In an Instant: The Changing Face of Psychiatry

 shares tips for winding down after working from home for extended periods of time. Community Psychiatry is an outpatient psychiatric care company with over 120 clinicians in over 40 locations across California.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing the most unusual crisis of our modern life. It is forcing all of us to figure out a completely new way of functioning as a country. For psychiatry, where in-personal contact is valued greatly, this is a very significant change. In the early days of this crisis, many if not all of us switched to telemedicine services to continue providing uninterrupted care for our patients.

As we see a growing need for psychiatric services, we have found ourselves in front of computers for long hours, talking to patients on a screen, and typing our notes into a computer. We rely on our phones, devices, and TV for any relevant information about the pandemic. This is even more overwhelming in the time of social distancing with less ability to engage in our usual activities and decreased ability to use our routine coping mechanisms. We are at an even higher risk of burnout in these times.

As we progress further into this current way of functioning, it is even more important for us mental health professionals to take care of ourselves, so we can be available to provide a much needed service in the best way possible to our patients. More in this podcast.

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As we progress further in the COVID-19 crisis, it is even more important for mental health professionals to take care of themselves, so they can be available to provide a much needed service in the best way possible to patients. More in this podcast.

P Priyanka, MD

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Holiday Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder?

In an Instant: The Changing Face of Psychiatry

Strategies to Decompress After Long Days Working From Home