Depression Symptoms

Excessive Chatting Online Linked To Depression

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.21.2012

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Diagnosing depression has typically involved studying our behavior offline, such as our mannerisms or body language. But a recent study out of Missour...

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'The Moment I Knew Was Depressed'

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.19.2012

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There was never a moment when I said to myself, "Self, it's been two months since you haven't been your cheery self, and if the Zoloft ad on TV is any indication of what depression feels like, you are certainly a sad egg who can't -- or doesn't want to -- catch that damn butterfly."

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WATCH: 5 Reasons Why You May Always Be Tired

Posted 05.14.2012

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We all have days when we can barely drag ourselves out of bed, but what should you do if you are constantly battling fatigue? In the above video, Dr. ...

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When Does Grief Become Mental Illness?

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 03.27.2012

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We should continue our cultural tradition of recognizing grief as a normal (and expected) human experience. If anything, the grieving person may benefit from support and sympathy, rather than being diagnosed as mentally ill and treated as such.

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Depression, Memory and Adaptation

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 03.24.2012

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Could it be that depression, even of a psychotic and/or manic variety, functions as an evolutionary adaptation? Yes, I believe that this can be true, though there are doubts on this theory.

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The Depression Epidemic In The Elderly

Rose Madden-Baer, MSN, MSHA | Posted 12.29.2011

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We must insist that health professionals, especially primary care physicians treating the elderly, assess their patients for depression and consider new ways of treating the illness.

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Why People With Depression Are Hiding Their Symptoms From Doctors

Health.com | By Amanda MacMillan | Posted 04.13.2012

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Family doctors and other primary care physicians are often the first health professionals to learn that a patient is depressed, but that doesn't m...

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How Do I Talk To Someone With Depression?

Posted 09.18.2011

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Have a loved one diagnosed with depression? Cancer? The thought of talking to that person can be scary and awkward. What do you say? What is polite, a...

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5 Tips to Avoid Depression In College

US News and World Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many freshmen, watching their parents drive away on the first day of college is a moment of unabashed excitement over the newfound sense of freedo...

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9 Ways To Support Someone With Depression (PHOTOS)

Health.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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When someone you know and love is clinically depressed, you want to be there for that person. Still, keep in mind that your friend or loved one has ...

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Hungry Ghosts: The Wanting Mind of Depression

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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When we're in a state of wanting mind, we're never satisfied, no matter what we have. If we attain the object of our longing, we simply replace the old desire with a new one.

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Depression and My Lifesavers

Susan Polis Schutz | Posted 11.17.2011

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My own life was filled with so much love and joy that when depression struck, it was like a prison door slamming shut and I was being placed in an isolation cell.

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The Importance of Being Unhappy

Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW | Posted 11.17.2011

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Take your own sweet time to stay unhappy. Then allow it to serve its purpose, play out its role, before getting in a hurry to ward it off.

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Losing Sleep? Watch For These 9 Signs of Depression

health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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One of the biggest dangers for people who have prolonged sleep disruption is the risk of developing depression or substance abuse....

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