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Even though daylight hours are lengthening, Valley residents are still under the weighted shroud of winter weather. Money is tight. Feelings of loneliness take over. The season drags on and depression settles in like a wet, heavy wool blanket. Reasons
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Calming the mind and changing sleep patterns will help individuals battling insomnia and depression, says psychology professor Colleen Carney. She is a co-author of self-help guide, Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those With Depression,
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With the recent appointment of Gen. Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, and Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon’s chief legal counsel, to head a yearlong study of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” rule banning open gays
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The next time your restless infant keeps you awake all night, make sure you observe him more keenly. A study reviewed and published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research in February says that sleep disordered breathing (SDB), thought to
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When Brandon Bilodeau was accused in January 2007 of stabbing a fellow state prison inmate, he was transferred out of the prison’s psychiatric unit. For 2½ months, Bilodeau, who received medications for depression, hallucinations and mood disorders, was held 23
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I would like to illustrate different ways of coping with stress with two brief case histories. Patient X, a long-serving civil servant received an urgent and unexpected notice from his supervisor that his workload was to be increased tenfold. Unable
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U.S. researchers looking for genetic changes linked to autism reported on Monday an advanced gene test that searches for deleted or extra DNA in chromosomes worked three times better than standard tests. They said the test, known as a chromosomal
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On the front lines of the mental health system, treating the patient takes top priority. However, those who deliver these services say it’s equally important that practitioners are also involved in the research component of their fields. “When you look
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Older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BP) have a greater medical burden outside of these illnesses when it comes to neurophysical deficits and cognitive function, researchers said here on March 7 at the 2010 Annual Meeting
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Psychotropic Medication Use Mediates Obesity in Patients With Mood, Anxiety Disorders: Presented at ADAA The increased odds of obesity in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders is mediated by medication use, according to a study presented here March 6 at
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A single-page questionnaire can help primary-care doctors screen patients for common psychiatric illnesses, U.S. researchers report. Called My Mood Monitor (M-3), the checklist includes 27 questions designed to screen for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Though he says he has no recollection of the incident, Abdullah El-Amin Shareef believes he is not guilty of the road rampage that killed one person and injured four on April 14, 2004, according to a psychiatrist who testified in
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