Joseph Kline, Jr. PhD, MD, MBA
Fax patient record requests to (859) 341-3496, email to JKline@josephklinemd.com
or mail to P.O. Box 176757, Lakeside Park, KY 41017
Inform your new psychiatrist that records are PAPER - not digital -
and are MAILED - not faxed.
Dr. Kline retired April 15, 2021.
Dr. Kline is a retired Northern Kentucky psychiatrist who is an authority on the causative connections between the components of lifestyle and major depression. The research to date has confirmed that lifestyle is the major modifiable risk factor for the development and persistence of depression.
Lifestyle optimization dramatically improves an individual's response to treatment. It has similar benefits for chronic disease and life expectancy. If you are willing to commit to eliminating unhealthy elements of your lifestyle, you will find your current depression treatment more successful. More information is available on the Lifestyle and MDD page.
During his 30 years of practice, patients valued him especially for his warm, humanistic approach. He didn't treat patients -- he treated people, an approach that is increasingly uncommon in today's healthcare environment.
What Is Major Depression?
About 12% of the population suffers from depression, and 1 in 5 women will experience a Major Depressive Episode in their lifetime. Too many mistakenly believe that depressed individuals should be able to just shrug it off. This belief prevents many sufferers from seeking the depression treatment that is necessary. Depression is as real a disease as is pneumonia, heart disease, or hypothyroidism, and it requires medical treatment in most cases. That's the bad news. The good news is that treatment for depression is usually quite effective. There is no reason to continue to suffer when depression treatment in Northern Kentucky is available.
What Is Treatment Resistant Depression?
The majority of depressions are effectively treated with the first antidepressant trial. If after raising the dose of the antidepressant the depression persists or is inadequately treated, a second antidepressant is either added to or replaces the first one. If the depression continues despite two antidepressants, the depression is termed "treatment-resistant." This determination should always be followed by referral to a psychiatrist for definitive treatment. Stubborn depressions ARE usually treatable. Dr. Kline is an expert in the treatment of such depressions and has conducted multiple clinical drug trials for Treatment-Resistant Depression.
Diet and Lifestyle Affect Treatment Responses
Many patients wish to limit their exposure to medications when possible, and why shouldn't they? While medications have demonstrated benefits, they also have the potential of causing side effects such as weight gain and sexual dysfunction. So, you may ask, are there ways to limit the number or dosage of medications? YES!
Dr. Kline is the metro area's foremost expert on the interaction between diet, lifestyle and depression or MDD. He continually monitors the medical research literature on the subject and has read and maintains a personal library of over 3,850 research reports that demonstrate the benefit of dietary and other lifestyle choices to the treatment of major depression, dementia and chronic disease. By appropriate diet and lifestyle changes, patients can increase the effectiveness of their medication treatment!
Only a few knowledgeable doctors currently incorporate lifestyle optimization into their conventional medication treatment of disorders such as depression, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia and many cancers. This is the future of healthcare, and Dr. Kline stands at the cutting edge.
Individuals who suffer from depression and wish to learn how they can achieve better results from their current treatment will benefit from Dr. Kline's forthcoming book on the subject. A few patients of Dr. Kline have already read the manuscript and reversed or resolved their high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and obesity. These patients no longer take medications for those conditions, disorders and diseases.
If you are an individual who recognizes the importance of lifestyle to mental and physical health and you wish to obtain the best treatment response for your depression, then go to our Lifestyle and MDD page for more information.
Some Final Thoughts
Psychiatrists are medical specialists who treat all forms of mental or emotional disorders. While all physicians can prescribe all medications, psychiatrists have the most extensive training and experience in the appropriate use of psychiatric medications. Moreover, psychiatrists are trained to watch for and treat other personality and life risk factors that may render you more vulnerable to emotional disorders or that may interfere with the effective treatment of your illness. Although medications are very effective, even more effective is the combination of medication plus psychotherapy.