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"DEAR FRIEND, I PRAY THAT YOU PROSPER IN ALL WAYS, ALWAYS, AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH, EVEN AS YOUR SPIRIT PROSPERS!"


3 John 1:2

Afya (Swahili/Arabic)~

 Health (the state of being free from and of physical or psychological dis-ease, illness, or malfunction); Wholeness of mind, body, and spirit!

What is Conventional Psychiatry?

Psychiatry is defined by Merriam-Webster (2024) as a branch of medicine that treats mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and typically includes prescribing psychotropics (medication) and psychotherapy to treat mental illness & dis-ease!

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF MENTAL ILLNESS & DIS-EASE?

mood disorders

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

anxiety disorders

(Major Depressive Disorder; Bipolar I & II Disorders)

anxiety disorders

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

anxiety disorders

(Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Panic)

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

( Complex-PTSD, Chronic-PTSD, Acute Stress Reaction, Adjustment, etc.,)

schizophrenia spectrum

neurodevelopmental disorders

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

(Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Dissociative Disorders)

neurodevelopmental disorders

neurodevelopmental disorders

neurodevelopmental disorders

(Autism Spectrum, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD], etc.)

neurodegenerative disorders

neurodevelopmental disorders

neurodevelopmental disorders

(Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's, Disease, etc.,)

personality disorders

addiction & substance abuse disorders

personality disorders

(Borderline Personality, Narcissistic Personality, Schizoid Personality, Antisocial Personality, etc.,)

eating disorders

addiction & substance abuse disorders

personality disorders

(Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Bulimia, Anorexia, etc.)

addiction & substance abuse disorders

addiction & substance abuse disorders

addiction & substance abuse disorders

(Sex, Love, Food, Drugs alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, weed, cocaine, etc.,)

What are medications for mental illness?

Antidepressants

Mood Stabilizers

Antidepressants

Medications that are primarily used to treat some mood & anxiety disorders, as well as eating disorders, and personality disorders, such as Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obesity, PTSD.

(e.g. Trintellix, Vilazodone, Auvelity, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, Prozac, etc.)

Anxiolytics

Mood Stabilizers

Antidepressants

Medications that are primarily used to treat some anxiety disorders such as mild- acute severe panic

(e.g. Buspar, Ativan, Valium)

Mood Stabilizers

Mood Stabilizers

Mood Stabilizers

Medications that are primarily used to treat some mood disorders such as Bipolar Affective Mood Disorder I & II, and Cyclothymia

(e.g. Lithium, Lamictal, Trileptal, Topamax, etc.)

Antipsychotics

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Mood Stabilizers

Medications that are primarily used for the treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum and more recently Bipolar Affective Mood Disorder I & II, Treatment-Resistant Depression and Agitation Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease

(e.g. Caplyta, Vraylar, Rexulti, Abilify, Latuda, etc.)

Hypnotics

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Medications that are primarily used to treat moderate-severe sleeping disorders

(e.g. Belsomra, Lunesta)

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Stimulants & Non-Stimulants

Medications that are primarily used to treat and can also treat Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Binge-Eating Disorder, Narcolepsy, Obesity, and Treatment-Resistant Depression

(e.g. Adderall, Vyvanse, Evekeo, Concerta, Focalin, Modafinil, Wellbutrin, Strattera, Qelbree, Clonidine, Guanfacine)

NMDA Receptor Antagonists

NMDA Receptor Antagonists

NMDA Receptor Antagonists

Medications that are primarily used in more severe and/or treatment-resistant cases such as but not limited to chronic pain, severe depression, and dementia

(e.g. Spravato, Namenda, Dextromethorphan)

What Are Some Non-Medication Treatment Options?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Non-invasive brain stimulation to promote brain healing & health for anxiety and depression!

(e.g. NeuroStar)

Psychotherapy

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Psychotherapy should ALWAYS be considered a treatment, standalone, or in conjunction with other options when appropriate. 

However, it is VERY important to note that not all therapy is created equal, meaning the correct type of therapy is what produces results! 

Therapy, like medication, should be 

You-centered rather than one-size-fits-all.


(e.g. Brainspotting, EMDR, DBT, IFS, DARe, Hypnotherapy, PACT, etc.,)

Electroconvulsive Therapy [ECT]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation [TMS]

Electroconvulsive Therapy [ECT]

Brief electrical stimulation of the brain while under anesthesia, used to treat more severe, and/or treatment-resistant depression, bipolar affective disorder, etc.

Functional & Lifestyle Medicine

Functional & Lifestyle Medicine

Electroconvulsive Therapy [ECT]

Root-cause & lifestyle as medicine, approaches to dis-ease prevention,  reversal, management and treatment!


Complementary Medicine

Functional & Lifestyle Medicine

Complementary Medicine

Prayer & spirituality, coaching, meditation, breathing techniques, massage therapy, acupuncture, stretching, supplements, etc., as a (complimentary) treatment!


What is Lifestyle Medicine?

 Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as medicine to prevent and/or treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, depression, and obesity.  

American College of Lifestyle Medicine 


**See The 6 Pillars [behaviors] of Lifestyle Medicine Below**

The 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Using food and nutrition as medicine to improve healthspan and lifespan!


"You are what you eat & you are what you don't eat. You are also what you absorb & you are what you don't absorb"

Exercise & Physical Activity!

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Using you-centered & appropriate exercise and physical activity as medicine to improve healthspan and lifespan!

Restorative Sleep!

Whole-Food Predominant Nutrition & Eating Pattern!

Restorative Sleep!

Using sleep to restore and promote health & wellbeing! Ideally, sleeping like a baby with no care in the world-that good sleep!

Stress Management!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Restorative Sleep!

Effectively managing external and internal stress as medicine to improve healthspan and lifespan!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Reducing and/or avoiding risky substances and/or behaviors as a means of improving healthspan and lifespan (e.g. nicotine, alcohol, THC, caffeine, illicit drugs, and addiction such as sex, porn, gambling, food, "love", etc.)

Healthy Relationships!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Substance-Use & High-Risk Avoidance!

Using healthy, secure-functioning relationships as medicine to promote healthspan and lifespan!

(e.g. romantic, friends, family, professional, social, etc.)

What is Functional Medicine & Psychiatry?

 Functional Medicine (Psychiatry) is a systems biology–based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease -Institute of Functional Medicine (2024).


The primary goal of functional medicine & psychiatry is to support the mind & body's ability to heal, support, and restore (health) itself, from and at its core!

 

Our be afya approach

Premium & personalized 

YOU-centered, 

culture & faith-integrated, 

functional (root-cause), 

integrative (wholistic) & precision psychiatry

 and lifestyle & preventative medicine.

(Mental healthcare done differently!)


When

Old-School (Conventional) Psychiatry

Meets 

New-School (Whole-Person+Root-Cause+Lifestyle Medicine)

 Psychiatry!


 Because your story is personal & unique, so why wouldn't your healthcare be?


...Prosper in ALL ways, always! 

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