S1 Ep 16 The Genetic and Environmental Impact on Mental Health with Dr. Jess Beachkofsky, MD

How We Get Thru Podcast: Mental Health Tips for Holistic Healing

Welcome to How We Get Thru, the podcast where we share stories, mental health insights, and healing advice on life's everyday challenges. I'm your host, Jen, a licensed therapist and founder of the How We Get Thru app. Today's guest is Jess Beachkofsky, a board certified psychiatrist licensed in Florida and Texas.

In this episode, Jess shares the expectations and importance of family history in getting an accurate diagnosis. While also giving us great insight into how mental health diagnoses such as bi-polar and OCD are formed. Listen to part 2 of setting the record straight around psychiatry.

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Chapters

1. S1 Ep 16 The Genetic and Environmental Impact on Mental Health with Dr. Jess Beachkofsky, MD (00:00:00)

2. Family History and Mental Health Diagnosis (00:00:01)

3. Diagnosing and Treating Mental Health Disorders (00:11:08)

4. Understanding OCPD, OCD, Medication, Treatment (00:23:34)

5. Empowerment in Mental Health Advocacy (00:34:25)