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Four years ago, David Floody retired to Tofino, still called the tough city as an echo of its wild days as a busy fishing port. After a lifetime of teaching English in high school, he wanted to write novels. But
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People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found. “There is a reciprocal association over time between depression and obesity,” Dr. Floriana
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As more children become diagnosed with mood disorders, more parents are speaking out about their struggles. This fall, a small group of caregivers who for years had suffered alone in dealing with their children and grandchildren with mood disorders came
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Adjunctive asenapine is effective in patients with mania associated with bipolar I disorder who had failed to respond completely to treatment with lithium or valproate, according to study results presented here on March 1 at the European Psychiatric Association (EPA)
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It’s easy to write suicidal people off as mentally unstable or think of them as foolish, but there are societal reasons for suicide that go beyond mental health. While it’s true that mood disorders are present in 30 percent of
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Fueling recent criticism of educational DVDs for toddlers, a new study finds that kids do not improve language skills after viewing one such product, the Baby Wordsworth from the Walt Disney Company’s Baby Einstein series. While The Baby Einstein Company
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Depression and chronic mood disorders can manifest themselves through physical symptoms, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. “It’s something that is very commonly seen,” said Dr. Sanjay Mathew, associate professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
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Few things can compare to the joys of motherhood. However, sometimes that joy can be taken away by postpartum depression or PPD. According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, PPD is a mood disorder that affects
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Depression and chronic mood disorders can manifest themselves through physical symptoms, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. “It’s something that is very commonly seen,” said Dr. Sanjay Mathew, associate professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
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The 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in the mass killing of up to one million people over the course of about 100 days. Although the exact death toll is unknown, experts estimate that as much as 20% of the country’s
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-A new study by researchers from the University of Miami shows that maternal sensitivity may influence language development among children who go on to develop autism. Although parenting styles are not considered as a cause for autism, this report examines
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A new British study suggests that the regular consumption of recreational drugs like ecstasy can cause memory lapse. This is the first study to have uncovered potential links between memory loss and cocaine. Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou, John Fisk, and Nikola Bridges
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