Depression is a complex mental health condition that affects how you feel about yourself, others, and the world. Depression can range from mild to severe and includes various types, such as Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia), Postpartum Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
When struggling with depression, you might experience persistent sadness, negative thoughts, feelings of worthlessness, and a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. Physical symptoms like changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and difficulty in focusing or making decisions can also occur. In severe cases, thoughts of self-harm or suicide may be present. To be diagnosed with depression, these symptoms need to last for at least two weeks and represent a significant change from your previous level of functioning.
We believe in a holistic treatment plan that includes a variety of evidence-based therapies. Our therapists work on aspects like interpersonal relationships, trauma, cognition, and behaviors that contribute to depression.
For those with treatment-resistant depression, we offer innovative options like N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Antagonists. In 2024, we are excited to introduce Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to our array of treatments.
At Mind Align Psychiatry, led by Dr. David Danish, we are dedicated to providing personalized, comprehensive, and innovative care to help you navigate and overcome depression, aiming for a healthier, more balanced life.
Dr. David Danish, MD
Dr. Danish is a psychiatrist known for his expertise in treating treatment-resistant depression. He integrates both on-label and off-label medications, supplements, and holistic approaches, offering a comprehensive and personalized treatment plan for each patient. His innovative and research backed strategies provide hope and relief to those struggling with complex depressive disorders.
Dr. Danish graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and then from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio in 2007, where he earned the Mastin Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement. He came to Philadelphia for his adult psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a two-year fellowship in child & adolescent psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is board certified in both adult psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry.During his 15 years of experience in psychiatry, he has treated patients of all ages (from preschool to geriatric) and various backgrounds. He is experienced in treating mood, anxiety, neurodevelopmental, executive function, and psychotic disorders.
After working for over a decade in both emergency room and inpatient settings, gaining experience with the more acute presentations of these disorders, he went on to develop and grow a multi-disciplinary center for psychiatric disorders-- Philadelphia Integrative Psychiatry, located in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
At this practice he leads a team of practitioners, nurse practitioners and therapists, treating hundreds of patients with conditions across the psychiatric spectrum. Philadelphia Integrative Psychiatry employs cutting edge treatment, including the most up to date and research-backed psychopharmacology, neurofeedback, biofeedback, EMDR, and altered mind state for treatment resistant depression (TRD), and soon will provide Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for TRD and altered mind state assisted therapy for depression & PTSD.
In addition to his role as a clinical lead, he is excited and honored to have been accepted as a member of the team at Behavidence. Behavidence offers a phone-based technology that employs digital phenotyping and a machine-learning algorithm to evaluate onset, progression, and relapse of mental health conditions. At Behavidence he will help direct research, product design, and patient and practitioner outreach and education. This new approach could offer a significant advance in how various conditions are screened for, diagnosed, and monitored in the field of psychiatry.
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