Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyTrump wins… so about America’s Mental HealthNovember 8, 2016. What a day, indeed. This year’s elections has (almost) everyone living through an emotional rollercoaster, or at least…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentySuccess in Healthcare 101: Culture (Blog Post 2)Imagine you are a physician caring for a dying patient. He is only 19 years old, and he will die within the next few hours if you do not…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyTherapy is for Locos. (Blog Post 1)therapyisforlocos.blogspot.comDec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyFrom Pathophysiology to Snow WhiteNorepiniphrine? Serotonin? Brain-derived neurotrophic factor? Hippocampus? Other neurotransmitters? (Okay, at least here we know the word…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentySnow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bring Depression to LifeOnce upon a time… the evil Queen sends her hunstman off to kill Snow White, but the huntsman can’t do it, so he lets her go off into the…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyPath-of-what-is(iology) DepressionDepression a.k.a. Clinical Depression a.k.a. Major Depressive Disorder — a common, but serious mood disorder with both clinical and…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyIncontestableInterviews&InformationThis week I had the opportunity of interview a few Latinos about mental health. Although similar questions were asked, each interview was…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyImmigration and Mental HealthBorder crossing. To some, simply an illegal act, but to those who’ve endured it, and lived to tell the story — a nightmare.Sep 30, 2016Sep 30, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyInstagram’s a PsychicHow often do we find ourselves thinking about how to take a good picture or video of whatever it is that we are doing to put it on social…Sep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Ivette OrtizinWords AplentyDepression is Witchcraft.“Brujeria, that’s what it is,” mom whispered.Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016