Tag: depression
group name: depression
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August 02, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
I frequently read stuff by parents of kids with Asperger's, but haven't seen much from individuals who have lived through it themselves. I'm a 54 year old woman. When I was growing . . . more
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March 03, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
When I treat patients for anxiety, depression, or other mental health problems, I usually recommend psychotherapy as part of the treatment plan because it helps in recovery. Some patients ask two logical . . . more
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October 01, 2007 03:03 PM EDT --
From time to time, people ask me whether diet really can have an effect on mood.
The answer is yes, though diet doesn’t usually provide a quick fix for depression. It may seem silly to say it, but . . . more
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November 12, 2007 10:23 AM EST --
I was waiting on the checkout line at the hardware store the other day, when a man in front of me started yelling at his son, who was about six or seven years old. The boy had grabbed a candy bar, and . . . more
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November 19, 2007 10:11 AM EST --
A few years ago, a patient of mine noticed some changes when he exchanged his brand-name antidepressant for the generic form. For the next month or two, he felt slightly apathetic and made some mistakes . . . more
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January 04, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
About 20% of people who make an appointment with a mental health professional never show up, and another 20% never come for a second visit. Forty percent of patients who start taking an antidepressant . . . more
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January 28, 2008 12:18 PM EST --
Well that is my words for it. I am depressed, and with my depression goes my intellect. My mood and brain seem to slide down that hole together. I could describe it as a feeling of saddness, . . . more
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August 16, 2007 02:12 AM EDT --
I did not know it at the time, but back in the early 1990's while I was on active duty and stationed in Germany, I was moving into one of my lowest points in my life. I was extremely irritable, . . . more
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January 28, 2008 11:24 AM EST --
Depression is more common in women than in men all over the world, and in the United States, the ratio is two to one. One out of eight women will have an episode of major depression at some time in her . . . more
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March 10, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
Several patients I'm treating for depression also suffer from migraine headaches. One of them asked me recent if there is any connection between the two. Definitely—but it's a bit complicated. . . . more
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April 18, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
As a general internist, much of my work involves assessing people's symptoms and helping them decide what we can do to help them feel better. It is very common for me to notice symptoms of depression . . . more
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October 29, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
It’s been an unseasonably warm October here in the northeast, so it is hard for me to imagine that winter is coming soon. But it is, and some of us will be taking it hard.
A sunny disposition . . . more
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February 04, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
Depression is so common that it is sometimes easy to overlook. This is especially true when it occurs in men, who seem to have a harder time than women recognizing it in themselves. And they also are . . . more
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December 03, 2007 05:55 PM EST --
One of my colleagues is married to a man who suffers from severe depression. “Sometimes I get so frustrated,” she told me recently. “I know this is an illness, but when he becomes depressed . . . more
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December 03, 2007 12:55 PM EST --
I have suffered from anxiety disorder and depression for many years. I am not currently taking any meds for either. Although, for the past several months I have been dealing with it fairly well. . . . more
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October 09, 2007 01:10 PM EDT --
I know a lot of people who worry when a loved one — especially a spouse or a child — gets into therapy. They fear the therapist will drive a wedge in the relationship.
And in some cases there’s . . . more
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October 22, 2007 09:59 AM EDT --
When I was first in training to be a psychiatrist in the 1970s, I was skeptical about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The procedure seemed primitive to me, and I suppose I — like many people of . . . more
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November 05, 2007 11:37 AM EST --
I have always been a fan of Charles Schulz’s "Peanuts" comics and the characters who fill those strips. With a new biography of Charles Schulz just out, it has got me thinking about the . . . more
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May 15, 2008 03:55 AM EDT --
Depression is the number-two killer, after heart disease. It can affect every aspect if our life, including sex. People often consider that only who are not interested in sex can suffer from depression. . . . more
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July 07, 2007 09:57 AM EDT --
I am a 45 year old female. The first time I was diagnosed with depression was while I was in college. I faced a tramatic event, and in trying to deal with this event, I went into a deep depression and . . . more
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