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- Hypothyroidism and Depression - Hypothyroidism Is Depression MimicUpdated: Mon Jul 7 15:05:56 2008
Have you been feeling tired and depressed lately? Hypothyroidism, a disease in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone, can mimic the symptoms of depression. Learn more ab… - Doctor-Patient Communication - The Importance of Doctor-Patient Comm…Updated: Mon Jul 7 14:47:54 2008
Good doctor-patient communication is the most important thing you can do to get the most benefit from your doctor, yet so often the lines of communication break down or are never adequately establi… - Interpersonal Therapy - What is Interpersonal Therapy?Updated: Sun Jul 6 15:00:24 2008
Interpersonal therapy (IPT) is a short-term treatment for patients with depression. IPT focuses on the social roles and interpersonal interactions in the patient’s past and current life exper… - Dialectical Behavior Therapy - What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy …Updated: Sun Jul 6 14:54:45 2008
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goal is to teach the patient skills to cope with stress, regulate emotions and improve relationships with oth… - Trepanation - Trepanation as Depression TreatmentUpdated: Sat Jul 5 14:37:42 2008
Could trepanation actually help depression? Two men are charged with practicing medicine without a license after they drill holes in a woman's head - a process called trepanation - in order to cur… - Forgiveness - Forgiveness Helps Heal DepressionUpdated: Sat Jul 5 14:36:50 2008
The Biblical definition of forgiveness is very hard for most of us to swallow. How can you forget the unforgettable? How can you forgive the unforgivable? To enjoy the benefits of forgiveness, ho… - Cyberangels - Who Are the CyberangelsUpdated: Sat Jul 5 14:20:07 2008
Who are the Cyberangels? Information about Cyberangels, the world's oldest and largest Internet safety organization… - What Causes Depression - Information About What Causes DepressionUpdated: Fri Jul 4 14:15:12 2008
What causes depression? Information about what causes depression… - BehaviorTherapy - What is BehaviorTherapy?Updated: Fri Jul 4 13:59:06 2008
Behavior therapy is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing and gaining control over unwanted behaviors. Behavior therapy is based upon the principles of classical conditioning developed… - What Is EMDR - An Answer to the Question What Is EMDRUpdated: Thu Jul 3 13:20:56 2008
What is EMDR? An answer to the frequently asked question, What is EMDR?… - The Bell Jar - Review of Sylvia Plath's The Bell JarUpdated: Thu Jul 3 13:06:56 2008
A review of the classic book "The Bell Jar". "The Bell Jar" is a thinly veiled autobiography of the life of Sylvia Plath set in 1950's Boston. … - Stigma of Mental Illness - Living With the Stigma of Mental IllnessUpdated: Wed Jul 2 14:08:34 2008
The stigma of mental illness - whether we are marked literally with a medic alert bracelet or simply with the scars upon our psyches - can be a heavy burden to bear. Commentary on living with the … - Prozac Side Effects - How to Make Cranzac to Cope With Prozac Side E…Updated: Wed Jul 2 13:17:48 2008
Some people will experience side effects from fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) that are so intolerable that they discontinue use before the drug has reached a therapeutic level. The following is a… - Pill Splitting - Save Up to 50% on Your Medication Costs With Pill S…Updated: Mon Jun 30 15:25:46 2008
How to save up to 50% on your medication costs by pill splitting. A simple set of directions for pill splitting… - Postpartum Depression - Postpartum Depression InformationUpdated: Mon Jun 30 14:40:23 2008
Postpartum depression is more than just the baby blues. It can range from mild depression symptoms that go away without treatment all the way up to postpartum psychosis, which left untreated, may b… - Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Depression MedicationsUpdated: Mon Jun 30 14:15:05 2008
Information about the types of depression medications and important facts you need to know about them… - Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About DepressionUpdated: Mon Jun 30 14:15:05 2008
Answers from the Depression Guide, Nancy Schimelpfening, to the most frequently asked questions about depression from About.com members… - Cures for PMS - Natural Cures for PMSUpdated: Sun Jun 29 14:47:26 2008
Looking for natural cures for PMS? Natural cures for PMS and PMDD that really work… - Depression and Psychosomatic Illness - Stress, Depression and Psycho…Updated: Thu Jun 26 13:13:15 2008
Holding in stress can lead to psychosomatic illness, pain and other physical symptoms as well depression… - Celexa and Brain Shocks - "Brain Shocks" While Discontinuing CelexaUpdated: Wed Jun 25 16:12:36 2008
A member shares his experiences of "brain shocks" while discontinuing Celexa and how he minimized his symptoms through a long tapering off period…