It seemed to Linda neither the medical nor mental health professions could adequately identify and treat these disorders, and a more holistic, comprehensive approach needed to be taken.
Mental and Emotional Health
Issues, resources and information relating to mental and emotional health and the pituitary.
When the Medical and Mental Health Worlds Collide
March 17, 2016
From Linda M. Rio, MA Marriage and Family Therapist “How could a doctor treat an acromegalic when the doctor could not even pronounce the word?” This is from a patient who very unfortunately has experienced
Pituitary Disorders and Mental Health: Is There a Connection?
October 23, 2015
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist, author and Pituitary World News contributor – I received an email recently from a woman in another country who expressed a lot of frustration with her current endocrinologist
The Real Life of a Pituitary Patient
August 23, 2015
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering
I Have a Tumor…So Now What? The Mental and Emotional Side of Pituitary Disorders
March 2, 2015
An article from Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health expert and author Linda M. Rio, MA, LMFT – As a mental health clinician my job is to listen to the sometimes intense and very personal emotions