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Dr. Ruth Dottin

Providing education that seeks to empower both patients and providers to provide and advocate for the best quality mental health care. I provide a bi-weekly newsletter ($1/mo) and other resources that cover information that moves beyond symptom reduction, including the use of lifestyle interventions to target root causes of mental health symptoms, the importance of providing full informed consent and safe deprescribing, as well as providing neurodivergent-affirming care.

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April 3rd Newsletter

Dr. Ruth Dottin April 3, 2026 April: (Peri)Menopause and Mental Health The complex interplay between the transition to midlife and women's mental health! This month, we will be discussing the topic of perimenopause and menopause and it's implications for mental health. And, if you're a man and thinking that this does not pertain to you, think again! I can almost guarantee that you have a parent, partner, friend, child or patient who is or will be going through this experience. The following...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

Ruth Dottin, M.D. May 15, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry: Diet Today, we are going to talk about micronutrients! In our last Newsletter, we discussed the importance of diet and nutrition for mental health - the mechanism by which they impact mental health, what foods can be detrimental and key principles to consider regarding macronutrients. Today, we will be talking all about Micronutrients and their role in mental health. What are micronutrients? Micronutrients are the essential elements...

15 days ago • 7 min read

Ruth Dottin May 1, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry Let's talk about the Lifestyle factors that can make a HUGE difference in mental health! We are starting a series all about Lifestyle Psychiatry! This is such an important topic because it is relevant to EVERY patient who has mental health symptoms. Lifestyle Psychiatry is an evidence-based approach that implements lifestyle interventions that can target underlying causes of mental health. It can be used for prevention, as a first-line intervention...

29 days ago • 8 min read

Ruth Dottin, M.D. April 17th, 2026 April: (Peri)Menopause and Mental Health The Mental Health Challenges of (peri)menopause and what to do about it! In our last Newsletter, we talked all about the mental health challenges that can be associated with perimenopause and menopause. Today, we will talk about what you can do to address this! I am going to break this down into steps to take for patients and for providers. And then we will talk about some interventions that everyone should know...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

Hello all, We now have over 500 subscribers! That being said, I have switched to a different platform in order to be able to send out these newsletters to all subscribers. In order to offset the cost of this, after today's post, I will start implementing a very low cost to continue receiving these newsletters (no more than $1 per month). I will send an update about about this next week. If this is a prohibitive cost for you, then you can unsubscribe below or respond to this email with any...

2 months ago • 3 min read