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When Depression Hits the One You Love
Monday, October 12, 2009
(Read Count: 296)
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By: Colette Dowling, LMSW
Little is more disconcerting than the peculiar twilight zone of a conversation with someone who's depressed. It can be like dangling expectantly at the top of a seesaw while the other person sits at the bottom, refusing to budge. You call out, you wave your arms, but there he sits, grim-faced and non-communicative. Why is he angry? You wonder if you've done something wrong, but there's also something infuriating about the situation.
"Whenever we talked I would get the feeling that I was disappointing John," said Ellen, a woman my daughter and I ...
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Are you S.A.D.?
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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By: Jody Miller
Seasonal Affective disorder or “Winter Blues” is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly beginning in winter. So if you notice you are extra sluggish, anti-social, super hungry, down and moody and it happens to be January or so…don’t be too hard on yourself! That feeling to curl up and hibernate with the bears is shared with half a million people in this country; many of whom do not realize they are suffering from the effects of their hormonal cycles changing wi...
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Jody Miller M.F.T., Philadelphia Family Therapist, www.JodyMillerMFT.com.
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Depression Doesn't Lie
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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By: Terry Tempinski, Ph.D.
One of the things I continue to be impressed with despite my 30 years of practice is how harsh we are toward ourselves when we are struggling in some way emotionally. It is really striking when you stop to think about it. Our response to our struggles is much kinder and wiser when we encounter physical problems. When we have a toothache, we swiftly get ourselves in to see the dentist. A bad cold? We try to get some antibiotics, drink fluids, and lay low. But depressed? Oh my!?!
I am ...
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Dr. Tempinski is a clinical psychologist with more than 25 years experience treating adult individuals. She is fully licensed in the state of Michigan. Her solo private practice has been designed with the goal of maximizing client confidentiality. To learn more about Dr. Terry Tempinski please click here.
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Managing Holiday Depression
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
(Read Count: 275)
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The holiday season is a time full of joy, cheer, parties, and family gatherings. However, for many people, it is a time of self-evaluation, loneliness, reflection on past failures, and anxiety about an uncertain future.
What Causes Holiday Blues?
Many factors can cause the "holiday blues": stress, fatigue, unrealistic expectations, over-commercialization, financial constraints, and the inability to be with one’s family and friends. The demands of s...
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Source: Mental Health Association
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Helping a Loved One Suffering from Depression
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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By: Betsy Sansby, MFT
Yesterday I saw a woman who was referred to me by her doctor because although her medical tests had come back negative, she was clearly suffering from some kind of physical illness, an illness her doctor had diagnosed as depression. She couldn't sleep. She couldn't eat. Her arms and legs ached. Her throat was tight. Her chest was a hive of bees. Suddenly, this vibrant woman who was used to springing out of bed each morning to catch the first few rays of sunlight could barely lift a toothbr...
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Betsy Sansby has over 25 years experience counseling individuals, couples, and families, and over 10 years experience supervising other therapists. She is the creator of: The S.T.O.P. Strategy, The OuchKit, LoveBites, and other communication tools for couples. She is also the author of Ask Betsy, an online relationship advice column. Betsy has appeared in Redbook Magazine, and is regularly featured therapist in the popular Ladies' Home Journal series Can This Marriage Be Saved? Learn more about Betsy here.
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Depression
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
(Read Count: 113)
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By: William I. Perry, Ph.D.
Good Morning, Heartache.
You wake up in the morning and take another pill so you can sleep until noon. You think that maybe if you can manage to miss half the day the other half won’t hurt so much. Getting out of bed is like trying to walk right out of surgery. On good days come the dreaded rituals: Brushing teeth, showering; on a great day shaving.
Coffee just stimulates the pain, not the mood, but you drink it anyway. You sit and stare at the walls, too tired to move, go out, stay in, or even look around. You don’t care, and you don’t car...
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William I. Perry, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco, California, with over twenty years experience providing psychotherapy, assessment and consultation. Dr. Perry is also a staff psychologist at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, where he provides supervision to psychology interns and psychiatry residents and consultation to other psychologists. Dr. Perry provides consultation and psychological services for local courts and other psychotherapists in the San Francisco Bay Area on depression, chemical dependency, alcoholism and other addictions. To learn more about Dr. Perry or to visit his website please view his profile.
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Beyond postpartum -- treating depression in mothers of older children
Friday, May 21, 2010
(Read Count: 99)
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Depression among economically disadvantaged mothers could last well beyond the postpartum period and become a chronic condition, suggests a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. The study also finds that symptoms could improve with brief treatment.
The results will be presented May 1 by lead author Carol C. Weitzman, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and in the Child Study Center at Yale School at Yale School of Medicine, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia Medicine.
Depression in underserved women of childbear...
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The study was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson, Finding Answers, Disparities Research for Change and the Children's Fund of Connecticut.
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