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Part I: Mindfulness and Acceptance in Coping with Depression May 30, 2011 . 3 Comments
Being human means that we can experience serious bouts of depression, which can make life feel seriously out of balance. There is a sense that we have lost sight of our own vitality and ... Read More
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Ethical Questions Are Raised Regarding Mental Health Care Availability After Disasters May 28, 2011 . 13 Comments
Faculty members from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics stress the need for more targeted care management after a disaster for those with pre-existing mental health challenges. ... Read More
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An Apology to the Children…On Behalf of the Adults May 13, 2011 . 16 Comments
Oh no! Not another media medical correspondent saying what Catherine Zeta-Jones is dealing with – bipolar two – is not curable, but can only be managed and controlled. Not only did ... Read More
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More Medicine May Not Relieve Symptoms of Depression May 4, 2011 . 6 Comments
Depression affects nearly 19 million people in the United States every year. Only half of those who are diagnosed ever receive treatment for their symptoms. The latest trend for many clinicians ... Read More
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Anti-Depressants May Not Decrease Symptoms of Depression April 24, 2011 . 9 Comments
New research shows that only 33% of people being treated for depression with an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) receive relief from their symptoms within the first three months. ... Read More
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Combination Therapies Best Recipe For Success for Depression April 12, 2011 . 8 Comments
Ian Colman, an epidemiologist in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, completed a study that examines the implications of long-term treatment methods. The findings ... Read More
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Depression Medications: Side Effects and Libido, a Follow-Up
February 23, 2011 .
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Since my last blog, Depression Medications: How Can You Get Your Libido Back? a number of you have asked for more information about possible sexual side effects caused by antidepressants. ... Read More
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Depression Medications: How Can You Get Your Libido Back?
January 21, 2011 .
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I often see people who are in despair because they no longer have much interest in sex—what a current client calls her “disappearing libido.” Is she depressed about this? You bet! ... Read More
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Ginseng, Gingko Biloba, Omega-3’s: Brain-Boosting or Just Well-Marketed? January 14, 2011 . 16 Comments
For those who feel cognitively sluggish or emotionally lethargic, it’s certainly admirable to turn to natural remedies before prescription drugs. But many of the foods and dietary supplements ... Read More
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Crying – Is It a Game? Or Is It for Real? January 14, 2011 . 10 Comments
As if there weren’t enough forces in our country and our world trying to get us to not feel . . . Ourselves, utilizing our own defenses to keep from feeling pain from long, long ago, ... Read More
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The Staggering Numbers Behind Overprescribed Antipsychotics January 14, 2011 . 7 Comments
It seems that new studies come out weekly singing the praises of this drug or that therapy to treat a slough of mental and physical health problems. One of the biggest problems with this ... Read More
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Diagnostic Debate: No End in Sight January 6, 2011 . 4 Comments
This isn’t the first article on debates about the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), and it won’t be the last. The DSM is the guidebook that ... Read More
