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The Depression-Inflammation Connection

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 01.04.2012

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The dramatic rise in depression diagnoses over the last two decades is a great challenge to modern medicine. The reasons for the increase are complex, but one important theory deserves special consideration.

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Toxic friendship? It takes two

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

QUESTION Hi Dr. Levine, I have read most of your posts about needy friends and overbearing friends and annoying friends. I am in a long-term friends...

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Can you pause a friendship?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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QUESTION Dear Irene, I have a group of girlfriends, basically six of us, who've known each other since high school. Anyway, I got very close with th...

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The Cost Of Depression

Robert Leahy, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The cost of depression (lost productivity and increased medical expenses) is $83 billion each year which exceeds the costs of the war in Afghanistan.

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10 Things To Say (And 10 Not To Say) To Someone With Depression (PHOTOS)

Health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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What do you say to someone who's depressed? All too often, it's the wrong thing. "People still have such a cloudy idea of what mental illness is," ...

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Mindfulness Strategies for Anxiety and Depression

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mindfulness is about being aware of what lens we're wearing when looking at life, so we can be more intentional.

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Cliff Richey...Davis Cup & Depression...he won one and beat the other!

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 11.17.2011

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It was very cool to spend time with one of the other presenters, Cliff Richey, a legend of American tennis. I asked him about his expertise in fighting depression and conquering tennis.

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Making friends when you're depressed: It ain't easy!

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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QUESTION Hi Irene, Throughout my life (I am now 25) I have had problems with friendships ending poorly, usually with friends betraying and/or aband...

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McDonald's to Introduce Sad Meals

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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As an alternative to McDonald's popular Happy Meals for children, the fast-food giant is introducing a new line of Sad Meals, for adults whose lives...

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Avatar Breaks Cultural Boundaries

Marlise Karlin | Posted 11.17.2011

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What AVATAR points out is how different it is when people are connected through the silence, the Stillness in their hearts and minds. You know, that place where no words are needed.

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Am I Depressed Or Just Deep?

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

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I believed, along with all the other adults in my life, that my melancholy and sensitivity were part of my "special" make-up, that they were gifts to celebrate, not neuroses to treat.

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Ten Ways to Sane in an Insane World

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011

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7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.

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Could You Be a Toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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If you're finding that you're having frequent conflicts, you have to consider whether there's something you are doing or saying that's sabotaging your own friendships.

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Dealing With Valentine's Day Depression

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

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"Valentine's Day is around the corner and I'm already super depressed. I am single and have been valentine-less for four years now. I just want to c...

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