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Although the number of new diagnoses of mood and anxiety disorders appear to decline with age, the conditions remain common in older adults. And, according to a new report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, women appear
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A few months back, Mickie Singer and a few women were discussing ways women dealing with depression could help one another. Singer – a former high school teacher, author, mental-health educator and advocate – thought of all the times throughout
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You may have heard people discussing bipolar or manic depressive disorder, with regard to a family member or close friend. Yet did they truly understand what the terms mean? Both are one and the same, and symptoms include extreme feelings
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People have about the same risk of having suicidal thoughts or attempting suicide when starting out on antidepressants no matter what type of pill they’re prescribed, new research shows. “There is no meaningful difference between these agents,” Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss
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New Study Shows Differences Between Male and Female Mexican-Americans Admitted for Substance Use Treatment There are pronounced differences in substance use patterns between Mexican -American women and men admitted to treatment according to a national study sponsored by the Substance
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A daily dose of electricity delivered to a specific part of the brain can lift depression, new research confirms, even for people who’ve already tried multiple antidepressants to no avail. While there’s evidence that this technique, known as transcranial magnetic
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Among adults beginning antidepressant therapy, the risk of suicide or suicide attempts does not appear to vary by individual type or class of medication, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the
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Teenage bulimia nervosa is similar to teenage anorexia in the aspect that it is a condition related to eating. Teenagers suffering from teenage bulimia nervosa will often be concerned with their size and shape of their body. However, unlike teenage
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Active participation in bipolar support groups offers individuals using right motivation, positive reinforcements and greater odds of experiencing an average lifetime. Bipolar disorder typically requires long-term treatment since it is a chronic and relapsing type of mental illness. Patients work
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It’s estimated that 700000 women a year experience postpartum depression. That’s about 1 in every 5 mothers! This clip is from a video that features two postpartum depression experts: Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D., and Pec Indman, Ed.D., MFT. The video describes
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The meaning of alcohol addiction today is usually a disorder as well as dependency in which the usage of alcohol is continuing regardless of adverse medical or social consequences. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV) defines alcohol
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Bipolar disorder is also called BPD or perhaps known as manic depression and it is a disorder that’s known by severe mood swings. Mood swings occur in most people; however, someone that has bipolar disorder experiences extreme conditions of both
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