Tag: lifemasters
group name: depression
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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 . . .
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July 30, 2007 04:46 PM EDT --
According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, only about 40% of people with major depression receive adequate conventional treatment, so it’s important to get a better understanding of . . .
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July 30, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
Depression in bipolar disorder is a condition that lasts longer than mania and causes more suffering and disability. Because the symptoms of bipolar depression often combine despair with agitation and . . .
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September 04, 2007 10:57 AM EDT --
Two recent studies find that the transition to menopause is linked to depression and imply that the depression is at least partly the result of hormonal changes.
In one study, 231 Philadelphia women, . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
When depression isn’t treated, there’s a high likelihood that it will recur. Roughly half of those who have a single untreated episode of major depression will go on to have another. The second . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:20 PM EDT --
Whether you get a recommendation for a therapist from your primary care doctor, a friend, or your insurance company, finding out about his or her background and training can help you feel comfortable with . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:37 PM EDT --
The American Psychiatric Association requires any five of nine symptoms for a diagnosis of major depression. As the definition implies, these symptoms do not all appear in everyone who is depressed. Two . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --
Childhood should be a happy time, but children do get depressed. Here, we review some basic information about recognizing and treating depression when it occurs in children.
Exact numbers are hard to . . .
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July 23, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
It’s known that several kinds of psychotherapy are effective treatments for depression, but little is known about which ones are best for which patients. A study conducted at the University of Toronto . . .
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July 23, 2007 09:52 AM EDT --
An often bitter dispute about the risks of antidepressant drug use peaked at an emotional 2004 FDA hearing. It may be coming to a tentative resolution with new recommendations for prescription labeling . . .
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August 27, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
No matter what medications you take, always tell your doctor about uncomfortable or worrisome side effects immediately. You and your doctor can often alleviate side effects with a few simple steps. Here . . .
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September 10, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
At every age, men have worse health than women and a higher death rate. They also have a higher — often much higher — risk of many psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, alcoholism, . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
Question:
My mother has advanced lung cancer and is receiving chemo. I live with her and am also her caregiver. We have been very close all of our lives, and I am having a hard time adjusting well. Sometimes . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:17 AM EDT --
Slowly, but surely, the time is nearing when doctors will use information on patients’ genes to guide medical decisions, a practice sometimes called “personalized medicine.”
New research . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
Two new studies throw light on how children are affected by a parent’s depression and its treatment.
In the first study, 101 people, average age 35, of parents who had been treated for depression . . .
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August 27, 2007 03:05 PM EDT --
Pain is depressing, and depression causes and intensifies pain. People with chronic pain have three times the average risk of developing psychiatric symptoms — usually mood or anxiety disorders — . . .
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September 04, 2007 10:59 AM EDT --
Antidepressants have been a major advance in treating depression, but like all medications, they can have side effects. Sexual problems are particularly common with the popular and effective class of drugs . . .
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June 28, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
Identifying your symptoms can be a useful first step toward gaining a deeper understanding of how depression or dysthymia (a low-level, long-lasting depression) affects you. It may help you open a discussion . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:42 PM EDT --
The use of psychiatric medications in children is highly controversial. News reports focus mostly on drugs that are prescribed for problems with mood, attention and behavior. Here we have some surprising . . .
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September 17, 2007 04:12 PM EDT --
The so-called “new” antidepressants are not so new anymore. It has been 19 years since the first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug, fluoxetine (Prozac), was approved by the . . .
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