Demystifying the DSM: Depressed Mood and Depressive Disorders
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, continues her series, Demystifying the DSM, focusing on depressive disorders – what causes them and the criteria for a diagnosis, and how to treat
Demystifying the DSM: Dealing with Separation Anxiety Disorder in Adults and Children
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, continues her series on demystifying the DSM by explaining what causes separation anxiety, how it differs in children and adults, and how to treat
Dysthymia or Persistent Depressive Disorder
Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed., PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, continues her series, "Demystifying the DSM," with an explanation of dysthymia or persistent depressive disorder. https://youtu.be/n1QER18pwW4 What is Dysthymia or Persistent Depressive Disorder? It is not common
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
PMDD, or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, is a real disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V). Dr. Cristi Bundukamara, Ed., PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, explains this disorder,
Are Your Thoughts Limiting Your Potential?
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method discusses the effects of our thoughts on our potential and how we can become mentally stronger. The Effects of Negative Thinking Our thoughts – what we
Making Time for Your Mental Health
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, has over 20 years of clinical experience and has learned from her professional and personal experiences the importance of making time for mental health. Mental
The Physical Impact of Grief
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, discusses the physical aspect of grief and what grieving does to the body. Dr. B is an expert in mental health and grieving, publicly
Prolonged Grieving or Clinical Depression?
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP (aka, Dr. B.), founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method, discusses prolonged grieving disorder and her grief journey after losing two of her children to natural causes. After losing her son, Reggie, in 2016,
Trauma and Triggers
Cristi Bundukamara, Ed. D, PMHNP, founder and creator of the Mentally STRONG Method. The Mentally STRONG Method is based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is a therapeutic method to help change a person’s patterns of thinking and allow them to
What to Do When You Are Not Happy
Part of the Mentally STRONG Methodology is choice, one of the central tenets behind being Mentally STRONG – we have the freedom to choose health, happiness, and peace. Based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, the Mentally STRONG Method begins with identifying and