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Does A Full Moon Affect Sleep?
By Katie Robinson, Jan 30, 2022 Due to the light, we might be naturally more inclined to stay up late—and therefore, go to bed later or have a rough night of sleep. According to Alex Dimitriu, MD, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, “our sleeping patterns (as well as those of animals and plants) […]
Piaget’s Stages Of Cognitive Development
By Heidi Borst, Jan 28, 2022 What Are the Four Stages of Piaget’s Cognitive Development? Piaget studied how children develop mental models for the world around them as they grow, says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. “He […]
The 4 best sunrise alarm clocks for waking up gently in 2022
January 27, 2022 — Dr. Alex Dimitrui, Founder of the Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine clinic, was interviewed by Insider for the article, “The 4 best sunrise alarm clocks for waking up gently in 2022.”
Why You Might Want to Use CBD for Sleep — and How to Do Just That
By Dominique Michelle Astorino Jan 24, 2022 “Sleep quantity is as important as sleep quality,” says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., double board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. And while many substances (looking at you, wine) might help you feel sleepy, they can actually reduce your deep and REM sleep — two […]
The biggest interiors trend of 2022 could be stopping you from getting a good night’s sleep – here’s why
By Millie Hurst, Jan 23, 2022 In a similar vein, a 2021 study by cpap.com revealed self-confessed messy people got more sleep than tidy people, but that tidier people enjoyed a higher quality of sleep. Clean people were twice as likely to report being happy with their sleep. Dr Alex Dimitriu sleep expert and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & […]
What’s the best antidepressant for me?
By Sarah Bradley, Jan. 20, 2022 While any SSRI or SNRI can cause discontinuation syndrome, the SNRI Effexor (venlafaxine) can be one of the trickiest to wean off, says psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Venlafaxine is an excellent medication, but missed doses can give people ‘brain zaps’ and […]