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The Siggy Blog
Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
What a Mental Health Treatment Plan Should Include
What a mental health treatment plan should include: your goals, how progress is measured, how often it's reviewed, and a safety plan, so your care keeps moving.
Signs Your Antidepressant Dose Is Too Low and What to Track
Feeling a little better but not well? Learn the signs your antidepressant dose may be too low, what partial response looks like, and what to track first.
PHQ-9 Depression Screening: How Doctors Actually Use the Score
The PHQ-9 is more than a checklist. Here is how doctors use your score to screen, measure severity, guide treatment decisions, and know when to change your plan.
Adjusting Your Lexapro Dose: The Patterns That Matter More Than the Number
A Lexapro dose change should follow patterns, not guesses. See what early response, side effects, and trial data say about moving between 10 mg and 20 mg.
The Adherence Crisis in Psychiatry: Why So Many Stop Treatment Early
Many people stop antidepressants within weeks of starting. Learn why it happens, what it costs, and the care changes that help people stay on track.
AI Medication Tracking: The Patterns a Quarterly Visit Will Never See
AI medication tracking captures what quarterly appointments cannot: the clinical patterns between visits that actually drive better prescribing decisions.
How a Daily Medication Check-In Cuts Dose-Adjustment Time From Months to Hours
Dose adjustments for antidepressants typically happen months after the signal first appears. Here is what daily check-ins change about that timeline.