Showing posts with label treatment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treatment. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Complementary Options for Mood Disorders

During the period when I was being treated for a PMD I found many practices that seemed to complement the traditional treatment I was receiving in the form of medication and therapy.  These practices were so beneficial that I have continued to engage in some of them now, two years later.  Here is a link to an article about Complementary Medicine in the Postpartum Period.

Below is a list of some complementary options here in Atlanta that I would recommend IN ADDITION to your own specific treatment plan, which should always be monitored by a physician.  Please do discuss each one of the options with your medical professional before beginning a program.

Acupuncture

Aromatherapy

Chiropractic: Dr. Christopher Scoma, Buckhead Wellness Center

Cranial-Sacral Therapy: Center Point Therapies

Massage Therapy: Center Point Therapies

Homeopathic Medicine (which differs from Herbs, which generally do not interact well with psych meds)

Hypnotherapy: Hypnosis Works

Postnatal Vitamin Supplements: Sound Formulas: After Baby Boost

Yoga: Vista Yoga

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Therapists and Physicians in Atlanta who treat PMDs

The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the physicians and therapists in Atlanta who treat Perinatal Mood Disorders.  Please contact me or them to learn more about their education, training, ability to prescribe medicine, if they file insurance claims, and therapy style.  Therapist fit is an important component of successful treatment.

Licia Freeman
(770) 352-0029
3500 Piedmont Road, Suite 775
Atlanta, GA 30305

Drs. Stowe and Newport
(404) 778-2524
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory Clinic Building B
1365 Clifton Road NE, Suite 6100
Atlanta, GA 30322

Sally Herbert
(404) 842-0070

Dr. Julie Rand
(404) 352-2319
 3500 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 775
Atlanta, GA 30305

Dr. Bethany B. Davis
3495 Piedmont Road, Suite 419
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 841-1000

Jacqueline V Cohen, MS, LAPC, NCC
Postpartum and Women's Issues Counselor
115 Vickery Street
Roswell, Ga. 30075
404-822-1026

Vickie Leopold, LCSW
(770) 461-0284
South Atlanta, GA

Lauren Magalnick Berman, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
5605 Glenridge Drive
One Premier Plaza, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30342

Shana J. Pittman, LPC
One Decatur Town Center
150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Suite 350
Decatur, GA 30030
770/361-6833
shana@spcounseling.net


The Care and Counseling Center of GA
1814 Clairmont Rd
Decatur, GA 30033-3405
(404) 636-1457