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Fairfax Mental Health
5675 Stone Road, Suite 320
Centreville, VA 20120703-830-1500 (phone)
703-830-0001 (fax)Gainesville, VA (Dr. Krause only)
Fairfax Mental Health
7544 Gardner Park Drive
Gainesville, VA 20155703-830-1500 (phone)
703-830-0001 (fax)Fairfax, VA (Dr. Birchansky only)
Fairfax Mental Health
3611D Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030703-830-1500 (phone)
703-830-0001 (fax)ROY MICHAEL STEFANIK, D.O. ON THINKING AHEAD ABOUT ADHD AND COLLEGE
Beverly Reader, M.D. on Postpartum Depression
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Vision and Mission
Fairfax Mental Health’s mission is to provide high-quality mental health treatment to each patient, identifying effective coping skills as well as providing tools and resources to meet their challenges. Each patient is treated with the individual attention, dignity and respect they deserve. It is done with the patient’s privacy and personal goals in mind. In doing this, we achieve our vision: to help people learn to make the critical initial positive changes in their lives to help them towards personal growth and healing.
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Category Archives: Craig C. Krause, M.D.
Coffee: The Original Wonder Drug?
The best part of waking up…is reducing your risk of stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, depression, cancer and cardiovascular disease… It’s becoming increasingly clear that coffee is more than just a morning routine. The landmark study showing the benefits of coffee consumption … Read More
Vitamin D for Depression
Vitamin supplements have been touted as a treatment for everything from weight loss to curing the common cold. While the benefit of taking multivitamins is controversial, research published in the Archives of Internal medicine show that Vitamin D may protect … Read More
Depression in Older People
Among community-dwelling older persons the prevalence of major depressive illness is fairly low, at 1%-2%. However, 6% to 10% of older persons seen in ambulatory primary care settings have major depression. Among older patients requiring inpatient care estimates of the … Read More
Memory Problems
All physicians who care for adults are caring for an increasingly large number of older patients. Functional and cognitive impairments, depression and anxiety problems are particularly prevalent among older patients who are more likely than younger patients to have unrecognized … Read More
Medical and Psychiatric Disorders that Commonly Co-occur with ADHD
I began this article with the intent of reviewing the well known, common medical and psychiatric disorders that are common among children with ADHD. Coincidentally, this morning The New England Journal of Medicine (JAMA, one of the most prestigious medical … Read More
Do Stimulants for ADHD Stunt Growth?
Parents frequently ask me if the stimulant medications their children receive might affect their height as adults. This takes on the proportion of a public health matter, with the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among school-aged children and … Read More
Bullying
Bullying is a form of youth violence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bullying, particularly among school-age children, is a major public health problem. Although definitions of bullying vary, most agree that bullying includes: Attack or … Read More
Teens and Suicide
It is no secret that in Northern Virginia there has been an epidemic of suicides among adolescents over the past several years. In fact, suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds, and the fifth leading … Read More
Psychiatric Problems following Weight Loss Surgery
In a gastric bypass, the part of the intestine where many minerals and vitamins are most easily absorbed is bypassed, especially vitamin B12, which is the most common vitamin deficiency I’ve documented after gastric bypass. This is because the only … Read More
Weight Loss Surgery and Psychiatric Meds
I have had many patients come to me after having bariatric surgery and tell me that their depression or other medication has stopped working since the procedure. This is why it is very important to let your doctor know if … Read More
