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Evidence of ADHD’s effects into adulthood mounting

ADHD is often thought of as a childhood disorder. Although it may only affect some people during childhood, it continues to affect many into adulthood. Several studies have looked at the long-term effects of ADHD. One of the most recent … Continue reading →

New Post from Dr. J

Dr. J has a new post up on his blog “What You Don’t Know about Sleep.”  In it, Dr. J tells us why some of us sleep like Thomas Edison and some of us sleep like Albert Einstein.  The answer … Continue reading →

The Role of Genetics in Mental Health

“Nature or nurture,” has long been the debate when it comes to diagnosing the cause behind mental illness. Researchers have conducted innumerable studies searching for the factors that contribute to overall mental development, specifically the factors that determine whether or … Continue reading →

Dr. Sarkis receives back-to-back honors

Last September, Elias H. Sarkis, MD, Founder of Sarkis Family Psychiatry,  became a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Attaining this status requires, among other things, three other AACAP Fellows writing letters of recommendation that … Continue reading →

Coping Mechanisms Come in Many Shapes and Sizes

Throughout the years, hip hop has gotten a bad “rap” for degrading women, racial slurs, and other offensive material. Most people think of hip hop stars as thugs with music only suitable for adults. That’s why when reading this story … Continue reading →
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• Drugs to Lift Depression in Hours Rather Than Weeks By Andrea Petersen, The hunt is on for a faster-acting, more effective antidepressant.

Stop the Stigma | Family Education Event

Gainesville's First Annual - Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

Join us for this free, community-wide, family-friendly event!

We'll have a bounce house, inflatable slide, rock wall, face painting, informational booths, food, & other fun activities! VIEW the PROMO FLIER >

  • Kanapaha Park
  • Saturday, May 11th, 2013
  • from 12 to 4 p.m.

Questions or comments?
Dorene Webster, M.S.
Cell: 352-256-3599
Director of Public Relations and Outreach
Sarkis Family Psychiatry and Clinical Trials

Raising a Child with ADHD
By Anonymous
www.chabad.org

Most children are excited about school. But for my eight-year-old daughter, school presents serious challenges. The odds are heavily stacked against her. I can see and feel her apprehension as she checks her supplies one last time. She climbs onto my lap in need of extra reassurance. As she presses herself against me, I stroke her freshly washed hair, and softly tell her over and over again how much I love her... Read full article >

Sarkis Family Psychiatry In The News!

We have been featured on TV and in print publications.

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New Commercial - Sarkis Family Psychiatry - Celebrating 20 Years
You deserve to feel better.

> Dr Johnson on WUFT News

Pediatricians now diagnosing ADHD in kids as young as four >

The American Academy of Pediatrics now indicates that kids as young as four years old can be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Gainesville psychiatrist Dr. Michael Johnson comments on the change.

> Dr Sarkis' letter published in the Wall Street Journal

Nobody Chooses a Mental Illness

Regarding Thomas Szasz's "Universal Health Care Isn't Worth Our Freedom" (op-ed, July). Although the principles which Dr. Szasz espouses are worthy of discussion, I am bit outraged by his idea that schizophrenia does not belong in the same category of "unwanted happenings" such as lupus, leukemia and prostate cancer.

Elias H Sarkis. M.D.
Gainesville, Fla.

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