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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)
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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: Medications
New Form of Ritalin
Quillivant XR is a new drug product approved late last year by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children between the ages of 6 – 12 and adolescents. It is an … Read More
Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program
Fairfax Mental Health participates with the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (VPMP). The VPMP is designed to help health care providers collect information on patients to identify prescribing patterns that may suggest the patient has a substance abuse problem. It is … Read More
Prescription Medications While Traveling Abroad
When traveling overseas, it can sometimes be tricky getting a medication refilled or obtain care (especially psychiatric). Many questions can arise, such as: Is it legal to mail medications internationally? Is there a problem having my meds mailed to me? … Read More
Problems With Generic Wellbutrin XL
Earlier this month the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that the Teva Pharmaceuticals generic brand of Wellbutrin XL 300 mg failed to demonstrate therapeutic equivalence and is being removed from the market. This is the result of a process … Read More
Sharing Prescription Meds
When used improperly, prescription meds can be dangerous and even potentially lethal when used in combination with other drugs. This can occur even when prescription meds are combined with those drugs mistakenly assumed to be harmless, such as aspirin, alcohol, … Read More
When Should Medications Be Used?
How does a psychiatrist (or any health professional, for that matter) decide whether medications should be used to treat a psychiatric disorder? It can be a hard call, and multiple factors can come into play in the decision-making process. Clinicians … Read More
Side Effects of Stimulants
Stimulants are frequently used for a number of medical purposes. Although they are primarily used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), stimulant medications such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) and mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall) are used for different conditions, … Read More
Antidepressant Warnings in Children and Young Adults
In May 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new warnings about the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and young adults who take antidepressant medications. Known as a “black box warning,” it states that antidepressants increase … Read More
Adderall Shortage
Multiple patients in my practice have reported profound difficulty finding Adderall in their local pharmacy, often having to go to several stores to find it. Recent articles written about this phenomenon suggest many factors coming into play, and there is … Read More
Electronic Medical Records in Psychiatry
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg was a former US Military analyst being treated by a psychiatrist in Los Angeles. One night, his psychiatrist’s office was broken into in an effort to steal his psychiatric records. At the time, Mr. Ellsberg had … Read More
