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Medication Management for Anxiety: Finding the Right Balance
The article emphasizes the importance of a personalized and balanced approach to anxiety medication management, ensuring effectiveness while minimizing side effects.
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August 27, 2026
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Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC introduces the South Chesapeake Psychiatry channel: mental health topics, new and emerging treatments, and how the mental health landscape really works — one conversation for clinicians and everyday people alike, explained without the jargon. Start here.
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You remember the conversation, but the appointment time is gone: brain fog, or a memory problem? Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Elena, a fictional example, from a missed appointment time to a clear account she can bring to a visit. The episode covers what brain fog describes, a simple picture of how memory works, why the timeline and the situation matter, where sleep, mood, medicines, and medical conditions fit into a careful assessment, when persistent changes deserve an evaluation, and why sudden confusion needs immediate medical care.
You get a reassuring answer, feel better for a few minutes, and then the doubt comes back. Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Maya and Theo, a fictional couple, through one evening in which “Are we okay?” keeps returning after it has been answered. The episode looks at why reassurance can wear off, how to tell information, certainty, and connection apart, where the same behavior can show up (including health anxiety and OCD), what useful support can look like, and how one brief example can make a treatment conversation more specific.
An invitation arrives and you feel no pull toward saying yes. Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Marcus, a fictional client, through four checkpoints of a rewarding activity: anticipation, the cost of getting started, what arrives in the moment, and what carries forward. The episode also looks at what the word anhedonia can and cannot tell you, why it is not one dopamine dial, and how one ordinary before/during/after example can make a healthcare conversation more specific.
You finally take a few days off, and you still feel exhausted. Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Maya, a fictional client whose break didn't restore her, to look at what actually stopped, the difference between sleepiness and fatigue, sleep that isn't restorative, mood, physical health and medication effects, symptoms that worsen after activity, and what getting through the day is costing.
Your mood is better, but ordinary life still feels hard. Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Daniel, a fictional client whose mood has improved while everyday tasks still take too much out of him, to look at remaining symptoms, treatment burden, practical demands, meaningful goals, and three questions to organize your next follow-up conversation.
Replaying a conversation can start with wanting to understand what happened, then become repeated scrutiny of what you fear went wrong. Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, follows Maya, a fictional employee whose meeting follows her home, to look at post-event processing, useful reflection versus stuck replay, uncertainty, proportionate repair, the cost to daily life, and three questions for a useful response.
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Oct 2026
Justin Ray in AJMC: Shortening the Road to a Bipolar Diagnosis
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, talks with The American Journal of Managed Care about why bipolar disorder takes years to diagnose and how to catch it sooner.
Sat
24
Oct 2026
Justin Ray on Mindful Moments with Pedro Morante
Mindful Moments with Pedro Morante (LinkedIn Live)
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins Pedro Morante on Mindful Moments to talk about recovery beyond symptoms, cognition, emerging treatments, and the caregiver.
Wed
14
Oct 2026
Justin Ray in The American Journal of Managed Care
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, talks with The American Journal of Managed Care about stigma, missed bipolar diagnoses, and the gaps in care after a crisis.
Wed
7
Oct 2026
Justin Ray on KY3's Mindful Monday with Jazlyn Summers
KY3 (Springfield, Mo.), Mindful Monday
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins KY3 streaming anchor Jazlyn Summers on Mindful Monday to talk about bipolar disorder during Mental Illness Awareness Week.
Mon
5
Oct 2026
Justin Ray on WNKY News 40 for Mental Health Awareness Week
WNKY News 40, Bowling Green, Ky.
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, talks with WNKY News 40 about depression, the mental health provider shortage, and why telehealth access matters.
Sat
3
Oct 2026
Justin Ray on Energize & Revitalize with Dr. Amy
Flagler Radio, Energize & Revitalize with Dr. Amy
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins Dr. Amy Coopersmith on Flagler Radio to discuss hormones and mood, ketamine and SPRAVATO®, GLP-1s, and psychedelics.
Thu
3
Sep 2026
Justin Ray on Holding It Together (Kinda)
Holding It Together (Kinda), hosted by Michael Mackniak
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins Michael Mackniak on Holding It Together (Kinda) to discuss ACT teams, severe mental illness, and gaps in crisis care.
Mon
31
Aug 2026
Justin Ray on Inside Out: Mental Health at Work and in Life
MHScot Workplace Wellbeing, Inside Out podcast
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins the Inside Out podcast to discuss workplace mental health, support before a crisis, and community psychiatry.
Sun
1
Oct 2023
Justin Ray on WAVY’s Hampton Roads Show
WAVY-TV 10, The Hampton Roads Show
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, joins WAVY’s Hampton Roads Show to discuss South Chesapeake Psychiatry and staying accessible to clients.
Wed
29
Jul 2020
WAVY: Pandemic Parenting and Kids' Behavior
Wavy.com
On WAVY, Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, explains how parents can respond to children's poor behavior during the stress of the pandemic.
Thu
23
Jul 2020
WAVY: Back-to-School Anxiety and Decisions
Wavy
Justin Ray, MSN, PMHNP-BC, talks with WAVY about easing the anxiety parents and children feel around back-to-school decisions.
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