After the pandemic, this psychiatrist wanted to take a holistic approach
Dr. Annie Gadiparthi said society’s reward system has shifted: People take a break without hard work, seeking immediate gratification. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Annie Gadiparthi noticed traditional psychiatric methods and techniques were not the most effective care for patients.
Constrained by insurance, many clinics have time limitations with patients and ethical guidelines restricting therapeutic methods. Coming out of the pandemic and during her own journey, Gadiparthi, 41, realized the norms of child psychiatry may be insufficient.
“At the places I was working at prior, I felt like there was a missing piece in the type of mental health that outpatient services provided,” she said.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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