by MBPdoctor | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
What does it mean to be truly human? LH Pastor, MD, September 2023 When was the last time you asked yourself, “Why am I here, and what is my place in the Universe? What shall I do with myself before I am returned to cosmic dust?” Good for you, clicking on...
by MBPdoctor | Aug 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Presented at the 2017 Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services Continuing Education ConferenceAlexandria, Virginiaby Larry H. Pastor, M.D. Intro When we look at crisis intervention for the suicidal patient, what do we think of?Hospitalize, crisis care, discharge to...
by MBPdoctor | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Larry H. Pastor, MD Et in Arcadia Ego by Nicolas Poussin Sober Anticipation of Death (SAD): psychiatrist George Vaillant identified “anticipation” as a key defense mechanism of high-functioning individuals.[1] SAD, short for “sober anticipation of death”, is a...
by MBPdoctor | May 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
A brief description of the Resiliency Strengths found in books, movies, & stories Larry H. Pastor A resiliency strength is a strength, attitude, belief, habit, or behavior that we rely on when going through rough times, in order to help deal with bad...
by MBPdoctor | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The core process in ADHD is a neuropsychiatric pattern of “response inhibition deficiency,” or “RID.” So, you may ask, what exactly is “RID”? Well, effective brain functioning depends more than anything else on our brain’s ability to inhibit excess or extraneous...
by MBPdoctor | Oct 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
22 October 2022 To all my valued patients, Fees increasing for 2023 Let’s get the bad news out of the way first, so that the New Year may then bring many good things into your life: fees are modestly increasing for 2023. The cost of running any business, especially...
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