Alleviant Integrated Mental Health Blog

Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

Geriatric Mental Health: Addressing Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness, and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Aging is a natural part of life—but the mental health challenges that often accompany aging are not inevitable. Depression, anxiety, loneliness, dementia, and cognitive decline are common struggles among older adults, yet they are frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed.

At Alleviant Integrated Mental Health, we recognize that the brain and body change with age, and mental health care must adapt accordingly. Through Objective Psychiatry, spectral EEG (sEEG) brain mapping, personalized NeuroSync™ plans, and integrative care models, we offer hope, healing, and renewed vitality to seniors facing these challenges.

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

Understanding ADHD: A Brain-Based Perspective on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Hope for Healing

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in children—and increasingly recognized in adults. It affects not just attention and focus but emotional regulation, executive function, and overall quality of life. At Alleviant Integrated Mental Health, we approach ADHD differently—through a brain-first model that seeks to uncover the root causes rather than simply managing symptoms.

This blog explores ADHD’s underlying mechanisms, the impact of lifestyle and environment, common treatments, and how Objective Psychiatry (including spectral EEG or sEEG) offers a revolutionary path forward.

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

Meditation and Mental Health: A Natural Upgrade for Your Brain

Meditation isn’t about emptying your mind—it’s about training it.

At Alleviant, we see meditation not as a passing trend, but as a clinically validated method to calm the nervous system, regulate emotions, and restructure the brain itself.

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

TMS Therapy Explained — How Magnetic Pulses Help Heal the Brain

If you or someone you love is struggling with depression or OCD — and medication hasn’t worked — you may feel like you’re running out of options. 

You’re not. 

There’s a non-invasive, FDA-cleared treatment that’s helping thousands of people experience lasting relief — without medication side effects. 

It’s called TMS — Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation — and at Alleviant, we take it one step further with our personalized version called NeuroSync.

Let’s break down how it works — and why it may be the right next step for you. 

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

Why ADHD Is Often Misdiagnosed — and What You Can Do About It

Struggling to focus? Feeling disorganized, restless, or distracted? You might assume it’s ADHD. But those same symptoms are also caused by anxiety or trauma, poor sleep, nutritional deficiencies, technology overuse, or inflammatory foods. That’s why, at Alleviant, we never rush to label someone with ADHD. Instead, we use spectral EEG (sEEG) to look at the brain’s real-time activity and determine what’s actually going on — whether it’s ADHD or something else entirely. 

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

What Depression Feels Like — And What You Can Do About It

Depression is often misunderstood. 

It’s not just sadness. It’s not just “feeling down.” And it’s definitely not something you can snap out of with a positive attitude or a weekend getaway. 

For many people, depression feels like a fog that never lifts — or a weight that makes everything harder than it should be. It’s waking up tired, feeling disconnected from yourself and others, and wondering if things will ever change. 

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to stay stuck. 

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Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP

Overstimulated: How Screens and Sugar Hijack the ADHD Brain

If your child (or you) are struggling with focus, impulsivity, irritability, or poor emotional regulation — ADHD may be the first thing that comes to mind. But in today’s world, these symptoms are just as likely to be the result of an overstimulated brain.

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