How PTSD Symptoms Affect My Relationships? Understanding Trauma and Connection
PTSD doesn’t just affect the individual, it impacts how they connect, communicate, and trust in relationships. From emotional withdrawal to hypervigilance, the symptoms can create invisible barriers that strain even the strongest bonds. This article explores how trauma shapes interpersonal dynamics and offers trauma-informed strategies for healing and support. June is PTSD Awareness Month—a powerful reminder that help is available, and no one has to navigate this alone. Discover how Bespoke Psychiatry can support your journey toward recovery and connection.
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Trauma-Informed Care in Geriatric Populations: Recognizing PTSD in Older Adults
Older adults are often the forgotten faces of PTSD. This article explains how trauma affects seniors differently, why it frequently goes unrecognized, and how trauma-informed care (TIC) can improve their mental health, dignity, and overall quality of life.
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PTSD Awareness Month: Rethinking Trauma, Recovery, and Care
June is PTSD Awareness Month. Bespoke Psychiatry offers trauma-informed psychiatric care for veterans and older adults, both outpatient and in nursing homes.
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Bipolar Disorder: Beyond the Stereotypes
Bipolar disorder is more than mood swings, it’s a complex, often misunderstood condition that deserves thoughtful, personalized care. This Mental Health Awareness Month, Bespoke Psychiatry explores real-life stories, modern treatments, and how we move beyond stigma to support meaningful recovery through compassionate, individualized psychiatric care.
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Rethinking ADHD Through the Lens of Executive Dysfunction: A Mental Health Awareness Month Perspective
Executive dysfunction is a core yet underrecognized feature of ADHD. This Mental Health Awareness Month, Bespoke Psychiatry in Houston explores its impact across childhood, adulthood, and old age.
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Who Am I When I’m Not Anxious?
What happens when anxiety no longer defines you? At Bespoke Psychiatry, we go beyond symptom management to help you rediscover who you are without fear at the center. Learn how identity reconstruction is a vital part of psychiatric recovery—and how our personalized, evidence-based care can support your journey toward clarity, confidence, and lasting change.
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Mental Health Awareness Month 2025: Turning Awareness into Action
May is Mental Health Awareness Month 2025. With themes focused on action and strength, Bespoke Psychiatry is raising awareness through social media and reaffirming our commitment to compassionate, accessible mental health care.
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How to Manage Difficult Behaviors in Long-Term Care: A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Sustainable, Patient-Centered Solutions
At Bespoke Psychiatry, we understand that managing difficult behaviors in long-term care facilities isn’t just about symptom control—it’s about improving lives. Across nursing homes, assisted living communities, hospitals, and outpatient offices throughout Illinois, our team partners with facilities to provide thoughtful, evidence-based psychiatric care that addresses the why behind behaviors, not just the what. If…
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What Is High-Functioning Anxiety?
In a fast-paced world that often rewards busyness, ambition, and outward success, anxiety can wear a surprisingly well-polished mask. You might be crushing your deadlines, showing up early to every meeting, and juggling a dozen tasks at once — but inside, you feel like you’re running on fumes. If this sounds familiar, you might be…
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Managing Mental Health as a College Student in Chicago
Healthy Living,Outpatient Care
How to Take Care of Your Mental Health While Living and Studying in a Big City College can be an exciting and life-changing time, but it can also bring a lot of stress—especially for students living in a big city like Chicago. Between schoolwork, part-time jobs, and social pressures, many college students struggle with mental…
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