Netflix recently debuted the show “Atypical,” a story about Sam, an 18 year old high school student on the autism spectrum who wishes to be in a romantic relationship. 'I haven't watched it but will,'  says Karen Collier, a Connecticut parent whose still battling a complicated educational system for her 15-year-old 8th grader. 

The latest fad to hit the market are fidget spinners. Often given a medical connotation called “focus spinners,” these little toys are marketed as helping those with anxiety or ADHD to help satisfy their need to tap their finger. General Psychiatrist Dr. Nan Link M.D., of Sutter Health in California, says there’s a time and place for these toys, but since it’s not a medical device it opens the doors to being a distraction in the classroom.

As behavioral health becomes more integrated into treatment diagnosis and planning, there will be increased focus on diagnosing and addressing anxiety, but there is a national shortage of psychologists and a rise in treatable anxiety that complicate this.

Dr. House once famously smirked at his asthma patient who sadly, albeit creatively misused her inhaler, a scene that created in my mind anyway a true snapshot of accountability gone wrong.

The link between depression and dehydration is real and it appears there are either gaps in hospital discharge communications with families and physicians, or gaps in what caregivers and families are able to provide in helping their family.

The prevalence of patients approved for physical therapy visits who ultimately need mental health services and not PT appears to be growing and it's creating broader policy questions.