Tag: depression
group name: publichealth
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January 14, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
One of my patients is now considering whether to have children. While this is never a simple decision for anyone, hers is made even more complicated because she has panic disorder. Although she's . . . 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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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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June 11, 2007 05:32 PM EDT --
Depression and diabetes run together often enough that researchers have long wondered if one might cause the other. There’s little doubt that living with a hazardous chronic condition like diabetes . . . more
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February 28, 2008 11:33 AM EST --
For those who don't live in the sunshine states, the winter can seem endless. For people touched by seasonal affective disorder, the depression that accompanies the cold weather and lack of light . . . more
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June 09, 2008 05:28 PM EDT --
Depression often accompanies other types of medical conditions, for complex reasons.
As reported in Harvard Medical School's special health report, Understanding Depression , medical illnesses . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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July 01, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
When I last contributed to this blog, I wrote about the field of positive psychology and how different therapies can help some people alleviate symptoms of depression. This week, I'd like to share . . . more
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May 05, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
Recently, a colleague told me about one of his patients who suffered a relapse of major depression. Her symptoms were so severe that she was hospitalized for several days. When we talked later about what . . . more
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April 21, 2008 04:25 PM EDT --
The National Institute of Mental Health has estimated that more than 60% of men and more than 50% of women in the United States have experienced some type of traumatic event. Fortunately, the vast majority . . . more
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February 20, 2007 10:17 AM EST --
Everyone has someone in their life suffers from painful psych symptoms such as mood swings, depression, constant worry--but wouldn't be caught dead in a therapist's or psychiatrist's . . . more
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July 27, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
Often, medications are the first choice in treatment, especially if you’re experiencing a severe depression or suicidal urges. Controlled studies have found that about 65%–85% of people get . . . more
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July 07, 2008 03:39 PM EDT --
I know I find it hard to sleep when I'm stressed out, anxious, or even depressed. This article, reprinted from Harvard Medical School's report called Improving sleep: A guide to a good night's . . . more
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July 14, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
As the treatment arsenal for bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder has expanded in recent years, some experts have become concerned that lithium — a mainstay of treatment since FDA approval in 1970 . . . more
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July 02, 2006 12:48 PM EDT --
When you're really, really fat -- and by that I mean what doctors refer to as "morbidly obese," there is one thing that is screamingly clear: people who are not really, really fat have no . . . more
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November 29, 2006 02:23 PM EST --
Most people don't have to live with mental illness. They carry on
with their normal lives. With the occasional depression over
the normal day to day stressful events, or a loss of a friend, family . . . more
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