In A Mood Funk: Treatment Options in Mental Health with Psychiatrist Dr. Susan Zink

In this conversation, Dr. Susan Zink discusses the intricate relationship between mental health and physical health, emphasizing the mind-body and mind-gut connections. She addresses the common hesitance of patients towards psychiatric medication and outlines her approach to treatment, which includes discussing the benefits and risks of medication as well as alternative options.Dr. Zink brings over 16 years of expertise as a board-certified adult psychiatrist and is the founder and owner of EleMental Integrative Psychiatry in Linwood, NJ. Her passion is helping women struggling with anxiety, depression, insomnia, or hormonal mood changes related to pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause to feel like their best selves again.She completed rigorous premedical and medical education at Princeton and Georgetown, followed by specialty psychiatric training at UC San Diego.With a special focus on reproductive and integrative psychiatry, Dr. Zink is deeply knowledgeable about traditional psychiatric medicine and research-backed natural and complementary interventions. She has published content about perinatal psychiatry and regularly provides didactic trainings on the topic to local medical school and residency training programs. She is accepting new patients in her private practice EleMental Integrative Psychiatry in Linwood, NJ.