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Does Your Mood Change with the Seasons? September 25, 2014 . 14 Comments
Fall and winter bring cooler nights and darker mornings. Along with the temperature and light changes, many people are also dealing with back-to-school changes for themselves or their children. ... Read More
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Our Favorite Blogs about Postpartum and Maternal Depression August 14, 2014 . 7 Comments
In addition to adapting to the brand new experience of parenting, many new parents may also be managing preexisting mental health issues, like depression or bipolar. Others may experience ... Read More
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Am I Having a Midlife Crisis? Or Is It Something Else? May 16, 2014 . 5 Comments
I don’t buy it, the fade-away stuff. I might go for burnout, considering that your kid just finished college, which implies many years of concerned parenting, but really, I have to say ... Read More
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Is It Depression If I Don’t Feel Sad? April 29, 2014 . 141 Comments
People think of depression as really bad sadness, but it’s actually much more complicated. To be diagnosed with depression, a person has to have several (but not all) of the symptoms ... Read More
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Out of the Darkness: Three Steps to Emotional Healing March 20, 2014 . 59 Comments
Much of the United States has had a long, harsh, and cold winter. While it seemed like it would never end, some of us are starting to see the light of spring. Winter can be a perfect representation ... Read More
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Depression and Suicide: How to Know When You Need Help March 19, 2014 . 27 Comments
While most Americans will experience some level of depression in their lives, some will experience an intense and serious depression that requires the help of friends, family, and often ... Read More
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Depression and Phytotherapy: Healing with Plants and Herbs January 9, 2014 . 8 Comments
There is a range of both situational and organic causes of depression. Genetics can also play a role in depression; new studies in something called epigenetics have proven that it only ... Read More
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The Self-Portrait as a Form of Therapy December 13, 2013 . 10 Comments
Is it so strange to want to chronicle and capture your changing visage through the years in the form of artistically altered photographs? There has been a lot of conversation in recent ... Read More
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Birth Season May Predict Certain Mental Health Conditions November 19, 2013 . 5 Comments
For those dwelling in climates prone to the dark, chilly days of fall and winter, it is widely understood that along with changes in the natural world, seasonal shifts in mood and temperament ... Read More
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How Does PTSD Affect Decision Making in Depression? October 25, 2013 . 5 Comments
Major depression (MDD) is known to affect numerous cognitive and behavioral domains. People with MDD often have pessimistic attitudes about future events and guilt over past events. They ... Read More
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Suicide and the Big Five Personality Traits October 21, 2013 . 2 Comments
The personality traits of neuroticism, agreeableness, openness, extraversion, and conscientiousness, known as the “big five,” have been studied at length in relation to nearly ... Read More
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The Lies We Tell When We Are Depressed September 19, 2013 . 85 Comments
Even the most honest people are faced with lying when they are depressed. This is yet another indignity adding to the suffering of depression. The most obvious and pervasive example is ... Read More