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Spontaneous Remission Occurs in Majority of Depression Cases September 13, 2013 . 7 Comments
Spontaneous remission refers to the achievement of subclinical levels of physical or psychological symptoms of a specific condition without the aid of psychological, medical, or pharmacological ... Read More
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Negative Self-View Predicts Both Depression and Mania September 11, 2013 . 3 Comments
Negative self-views and self-appraisals are commonly associated with depressive symptoms. Individuals with major depression, as well as those with depression related to bipolar, often experience ... Read More
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The Last Taboo: Breaking Down the Stigma of Depression August 21, 2013 . 14 Comments
The ignorance about mental health issues that continues to exist among otherwise intelligent individuals is perplexing. In today’s modern world, with continuously increasing tolerance ... Read More
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When Did You Become Unforgivable? August 19, 2013 . 11 Comments
I see many people who struggle with self-esteem issues. In fact, self-esteem issues and depression almost always occur together. Which one causes the other is not always clear, but the ... Read More
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My Girlfriend’s Depression Is Bringing Me Down. I Feel Helpless! August 16, 2013 . 79 Comments
It sounds like you have been a tremendous source of love, strength, and support for your girlfriend in her battle with depression. That takes incredible patience and compassion, but it ... Read More
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Does Depression Slow You Down? July 17, 2013 . 5 Comments
According to a new study led by Panayotes Demakakos of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London, older people with depression walk slower than their ... Read More
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Alternatives to Electroconvulsive Therapy July 11, 2013 . 11 Comments
Electroconvulsive therapy, sometimes called shock treatment, has been the subject of controversy for generations. Decades ago, ECT was sometimes administered involuntarily, but current ... Read More
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Sibling Loss Increases Risk of Suicide June 21, 2013 . 9 Comments
Losing a family member is one of the hardest things a person can experience. Many families pull apart and suffer extreme emotional distress after the loss of a child or parent. This is ... Read More
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Perceived Goal Failure Increases Risk for Depressive Symptoms May 30, 2013 . 1 Comment
Studies on depression have shown that negative affect is a strong risk factor for depressive symptoms. Rumination, the process of thinking about negative events and distressing situations, ... Read More
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5 Things That Help When I’m Depressed May 16, 2013 . 22 Comments
Those of you who’ve read my chapter in the anthology Goddess Shift: Women Leading for a Change know that I have had plenty of personal experience with depression, and that I have a unique ... Read More
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The Psychology of Risk-Taking May 7, 2013 . 29 Comments
We all know an adrenaline junkie: the friend who jumps out of airplanes for fun, the sibling who spends her time traveling to war-ravaged countries, or the co-worker who spends her weekends ... Read More
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When Depression Comes from What Didn’t Happen April 24, 2013 . 16 Comments
Surprisingly, studies show that some of the seemingly less dramatic kinds of experiences, such as neglect, in childhood actually do more harm than overt abuse such as physical violence. ... Read More