It was an honor to contribute to multiple media outlets this week in the article “The Top 10 Experts Share Their Tips for Overcoming Adversity.” Here is my contribution in the article above: Go INTO the Suffering When the Going Gets Tough. Denise McDermott M.D. DrDeniseMD.com “Face your suffering with a healthy mindset” is the […]
The World Health Organization estimates that each year approximately one million people a year die from suicide. With the unemployment rate sky rocketing, civil unrest and covid-19 on the rise again I can tell you that my patients are experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction to the point many are struggling with suicidal ideation. News […]
“How can I be my own best friend?” A question that I encourage all of you to ask yourselves. The universal truths of awareness, self love and altruism set the foundation for mental and physical wellBEing for all of US. Humanity is in crisis and when we are in crisis there is Infinite Potential to […]
Cam Adair is the founder of Game Quitters, the world’s largest support community for video game addiction, serving members in 95 countries. His work has been published in Psychiatry Research, and featured in two TEDx talks, NPR, BBC, Forbes, ABC 20/20, CNN, VICE, and Bloomberg, amongst many others. Listen here: https://media.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/content.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/recording-1_postproductions_2020-06-12-t08-44-37am-final-mix.mp3 Quarantine & Gaming Addiction By […]
It was an absolute honor to be on Vince’s show as the first guest! This show launched in January and I wanted to say it is truly an honor to know Vince and also to see all that he is doing in honor of mental health! Here is the EPISODE SHOW NOTES Host Name: Vincent […]
The evolution of the launch of this series is mind-blowing to me! There are no coincidences. Only CO-Incidences. Dr. Best and I reunited after 20 years of practicing as integrative psychiatrists to record our first show a few weeks ago. When we hung up the phone we caught up and realized that our own personal […]
Cathleen O’Toole and Dr. Denise discuss right here: https://media.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/content.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/recording-1_postproductions_2020-05-28-t12-40-04pm-final-mix_3_.mp3 I am on the frontlines of mental health crisis’ every day. I have patients that have > suicidal thoughts & I have made home visits (outside/with masks) to help with addiction crisis’! As a society WE need to UNITE in honor of > awareness about the […]
CONTINUED…. Where are WE safe? This is a profound question. WE are living at an unimaginable time in history. Will I be able to feed my family? Will I have work? Can I see my elderly relative without possibly exposing them to Covid? Will I get Covid? Will I be shot or murdered because of […]
Where are WE safe? This is a profound question. WE are living at an unimaginable time in history. Will I be able to feed my family? Will I have work? Can I see my elderly relative without possibly exposing them to Covid? Will I get Covid? Will I be shot or murdered because of my […]
I am beyond excited to interview Integrative Adult and Child psychiatrist Dr. Andrea Best, my colleague from UCLA Child Psychiatry fellowship! We are both passionate about bridging science, spirituality and psychiatry. We are reuniting after almost 20 years and have found that through our experience as mothers, doctors and healers we have been on a […]