Anxiety and Depression

Your mental health influences your emotional, social, and physical well-being. Conditions that affect your mental health, like anxiety and depression, interfere with how you think, feel, and interact with others. At Texas Premier Physicians P.A. in Houston, Texas, Bita Pour-Jafari, MD, ABAARM, takes an integrative approach to treating anxiety and depression, focusing on your whole health and not your symptoms. Call the office or schedule an appointment online today for personalized mental health care.

What is mental health?

Your mental health is a major part of your overall health and well-being. The state of your mental well-being affects how you handle stress, make decisions, and interact with others. 

Throughout your life, you may experience changes in your mental health. These changes may develop from traumatic experiences or significant life changes. 

At Texas Premier Physicians, the team takes an integrative and holistic approach to health and well-being. She treats all conditions that influence your health, including your mental health.

What are common mental health conditions?

At Texas Premier Physicians, the team most often helps people struggling with anxiety and depression.

Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotional response that causes fear and worry when dealing with stressful situations. Anxiety is normal and goes away once the stress is gone. 

However, you might have an anxiety disorder when you continue to feel nervous, scared, or worried about everyday things. Ms. Patel specializes in helping patients struggling with anxiety and anxiety disorders.

Depression

Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness and despair that affect your day-to-day life. When feeling so low, it’s hard to imagine that anything can help. But with the right treatment, you can get relief from your depression symptoms. 

What can I expect during an evaluation for anxiety and depression?

The team at Texas Premier Physicians takes an integrative approach, focusing on your whole health and not only your anxiety or depression symptoms. When you come in for help, your provider will ask detailed questions about how you feel and how it affects your daily life.

They also review your usual diet, daily routine, exercise habits, and medical and mental health history. Your provider performs a physical exam and runs comprehensive lab tests to help identify the underlying cause of your mental health symptoms.

What integrative treatments can improve my anxiety and depression?

The Texas Premier Physician team combines traditional Western medicine with alternative therapies to provide the most well-rounded care possible.

Treatments used to improve your anxiety and depression include:

• Nutrition therapy
• Nutritional supplements
• Exercise program
• Stress management
• Talk therapy
• Psychiatric medications
  

The goal of your plan is to treat the root cause of your symptoms to resolve your mental health issues.

For a holistic approach to treating anxiety and depression, call Texas Premier Physician or schedule an appointment online today.