Sutter Health

Department Chair

Site Lead and Psychiatrist

Self-Management of Depression

Depression is a complex illness, which presents in a myriad of ways and almost 60-70% people treated with antidepressants fail to achieve a symptom-free state when first treated with these medications. The treatment of depression cannot be pigeon-holed into one or two kinds of treatment modalities. Self-management is increasingly becoming the standard of care in people with long-standing medical conditions. Self-management puts one in the driver’s seat with regards to making choices regarding one’s health. However, treatment of depression has lagged behind in incorporating the concept of self-management with the most popular self-help paradigm on depression focusing mostly on cognitive-behavioral approaches. Self-management goes beyond the narrow perspective of self-help and addresses life style changes, social relationships, communication, problem-solving, and also includes elements of wellness and recovery.

Author and Blogger

Kaiser Permanente

Senior Physician

County of Humboldt

Medical Director

ProMedica

UPMC

Resident Physician

Central Institute of Psychiatry

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

House Officer

Harpreet S. Duggal, MD, FAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist and an international expert on self-management of depression. He has practiced psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for over 20 years and has authored over one hundred articles in scientific journals. He is also a bestselling author of books on depression. Check out his blog on evidence-based strategies for self-management of depression and lifestyle psychiatry. The content on this platform or other social media sites should not be construed as treatment advice or a substitute for it.

Harpreet Duggal, MD, FAPA

Bluestar360.io

Connecting business and people in the behavioral health space with investment opportunities. Bluestar360 facilitates Mergers & Acquisitions, represents buyers and sellers as well as investors. The organization’s ethos is first and foremost based on having integrity.

Consultant

Bel Air Recovery Center

Chief Executive Officer Consultant

The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center

Executive Director

The Cabin Addiction Services Group

Chief Clinical Officer

Sunspire Health

Responsible for the corporate clinical direction and program development of a leading private behavioral health care organization currently comprised of 260+ residential beds

Provide consultation to all aspects of medical and clinical treatment services nationally

Confer with Executive Team members on mergers and acquisitions, marketing communications, and overall marketing efforts

Recruit and retain senior medical and clinical personnel throughout the organization. 
Ensure that clinical programming is delivered consistently, following and exceeding best clinical practices across all facilities.

Developed and support clinical training programs that offer the best of evidenced-based clinical practice

Co-created the Sunspire Health Training Institute that is comprised of an interdisciplinary team of nationally known addiction/mental health treatment experts in order to provide ongoing training to both Sunspire Health staff as well thought leaders in the behavioral health arena

Lead executive team in the development of an exclusive, de novo, 28 bed, self-pay treatment facility located in Key Largo, FL

Responsible for operational oversight of seven residential addiction/mental health treatment facilities across the US

Conferred with Executive Team members on Mergers & Acquisitions and developed three De Novo facilities in disparate geographic locations

Aided in national growth of the organization from three facilities to ten in a 2.5 year period.

Advised, staffed and matriculated many senior level staff members in both the corporate office and at the facility level

Offered consultation to both the operations and clinical teams at each facility on a daily basis

Worked with an internal team in order to develop a shared EMR system. 

Worked with an outside marketing communications vendor in order brand the business and create collateral materials for marketing purposes

Chief Operating Officer

Lifeskills South Florida

Converted and relocated a Florida Model of residential treatment center to a self-contained residential campus

Managed a professional team comprised of Physicians, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers and Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Behavioral Health Technicians, Admissions, Marketing, Billing, Human Resources and Facilities Maintenance comprised of approximately 50+ employees. 

Recruited through networking a highly trained staff and maintained their levels of expertise and professionalism through ongoing significant in-house trainings 

Through marketing efforts branded, the organization nationally as a center of clinical excellence in behavioral health

Established cooperative and reciprocal working relationships with top university based teaching facilities

Created and executed marking plans that resulted in an Average Daily Census of 95%

Developed and executed on site intensive professional weekends that hosted nationally renowned subject matter experts in the behavioral health arena

A senior member of the Board of Directors

Michael Gillis

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The Battle

Harpreet Duggal, MD, FAPA

Michael Gillis

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