by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Aug 18, 2026 | Being Human, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, In the News, parenting, PSSD, question everything
The Lindsay Clancy case is horrific. Three children are dead. A mother stands accused of killing them. A husband and father has lost his children and the life his family once had. Examining the mental healthcare Lindsay received does not minimize any of that. It asks...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Jul 29, 2026 | Behavior, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, child development, deprescribing medication, Medicine
By Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Clinically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Florida has issued new guidance recommending that most children with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral concerns should not receive psychiatric medication as the first intervention. Instead,...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Jun 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, In the News, In the News, medication tapering, medication titration, Medicine, Research
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most important unanswered questions in mental health today is why psychiatric medication withdrawal appears to affect people so differently. While some individuals discontinue medications with relatively few...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Jun 21, 2026 | Body, deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration, Medicine
SSRIs are commonly described as medications that “fix” serotonin levels in the brain. What is talked about far less is how SSRIs affect the brain’s energy system. Mitochondria are the parts of cells that make energy, and the brain depends on them more than any other...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Jun 16, 2026 | Behavior, Being Human, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD The addiction versus dependence debate is being framed as clinical. It isn’t. It is a moral argument being passed off as science, and it is distorting how mental health treatment decisions are made. If you listen closely,...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Jun 2, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Medicine
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most common and costly mistakes in mental health is answering the question of withdrawal versus relapse too quickly. Symptoms return, mood shifts, anxiety increases, and the default conclusion is often relapse....
