By Kelsey Maloney, October 28, 2021

“In my experience, we have seen great improvements in sleep quality by getting people to sleep earlier,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, dual boarded in psychiatry and sleep medicine, owner at SiliconPsych.com. “Specifically, melatonin (the hormone that sends a signal to your body to sleep) tends to peak in the early evening, often a few hours after sunset—and subsides afterwards. Being asleep during this time, when melatonin levels are higher, has improved both sleep duration as well as sleep quality.”

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By Elizabeth Svoboda, October 2021

For anxiety-related disorders, ultra-short-term therapy is often a better option than prolonged treatment that allows destructive behaviours to solidify. ‘A short blast of intensive CBT may be helpful to get the ball rolling,’ says Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist in California who cautions that more sessions might eventually be needed to tune up the results. Intensive CBT can also be well-suited to client groups with specific care needs. Researchers at King’s College London are currently trialling an intensive CBT protocol for pregnant women with anxiety, who might be unable to take prescribed medication despite their acute symptoms.

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By Kaitlin Vogel  October 21, 2021

“There is situational anxiety and overall background anxiety,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Panic attacks are the highest and shortest form of anxiety, and can be really intense. Fortunately, as most panic attack sufferers know, these attacks are never even remotely that dangerous. For some people with panic attacks, a single trip to the ER or their doctor, can often confirm that there is nothing to fear medically or physically. As Franklin D Roosevelt once said, we have ‘nothing to fear but fear itself.’ In the case of panic attacks, it is the very fear of having one that often brings one on. So it is essential to break this cycle, by realizing nothing material or physical, besides fear, will come of it.”

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Written by Beth Ann Mayer on October 19, 2021

“Being…in school or starting work also results in later nights out, and [people often keep] an early wake schedule to get to work,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board certified psychiatrist, sleep medicine expert, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “This particular combination can lead to insufficient sleep times,” he notes. Insufficient sleep times may affect students’ mental health.

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Dominique Michelle Astorino・October 13, 2021

If you’ve had a hard time falling asleep (and staying asleep), you’re not alone. Some of the most popular articles here on Well+Good are about sleep—and specifically how to get the most restful sleep. Whether it’s due to stress, anxiety, insomnia, or a really good show we can’t stop watching, many of us have struggled with getting proper rest. While there are so many factors at play, there are actionable steps you can take, such as creating the best possible environment in order to let your brain finally relax. That’s right: You can purchase a few items that’ll at the very least encourage better sleeping habits. Sleep physician Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine (and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine) has four must-haves for a solid night of sleep that he’s shared with us.

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By Kiersten Hickman, October 6, 2021

“Indeed social media can be like any other addiction,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “At base, there is a foraging or searching behavior, which is often rewarded with ‘a find,’ and the ensuing surge in dopamine. Many social media experiences follow this pattern and that is how people can stay up way too late in the night endlessly scrolling.”

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By Donna Sarkar Oct 5, 2021

According to Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine expert, we can break down a night’s rest into a specific cyclical pattern known as sleep architecture. This pattern consists of four to five sleep cycles that alternate between rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep. Dimitriu explains that our body needs these different cycles to feel fully rested in the morning.

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