Depression

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How to Live On $0 a Day: Saving a Cherished American Holiday

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Lifestyle, America, Humor, Thanksgiving, Autumn, Bankers, Recession, Thanksgiving Recipes, Advice, History, Wall Street, Citibank, Pilgrims, Financial Crisis, Living, Comedy, Thanksgiving Tips, Comedy News

Ask your neighbors over for a potluck Thanksgiving feast, just like the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans. Once you've enjoyed their delicious offerings, kill them and steal their possessions and property.

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Arron Sears and the Chamber of Secrets

Laine Ewen | Posted 11.20.2009 | Sports

Read More: Arron Sears, Athletic Health, Player Health, Depression, Nfl, Football, Anxiety, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, National Football League, Sports News

Though it may be in Sears' best interest to work on his issues without the city of Tampa breathing down his neck, his role as a public figure makes the private situation hard to ignore.

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Integrative Mental Health: A New Model For Depression Relief

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Depression Treatment, Health, Treatment, Happiness, Living News

Depression, a complex and multifaceted problem, is frequently treated with an oversimplified, expensive therapy that, sadly, is often ineffective.

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AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Recovery, Depression, 12 Steps, Twelve Steps, Ego, Addiction, Bill Wilson, Psychology, Aa, Withdrawal, Addiction & Recovery, Carl Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, Faith, Spirituality, Living News

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

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Getting Through The Night At The End Of Days

Catherine Ingram | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: End of Days, Acid Test, Depression, Inner Calm, Barack Obama, Spirituality, Living News

It's a sad awareness that is becoming the zeitgeist of our time. It is being spoken in scientific, environmental, spiritual, academic, and governmental circles. We humans may not make it much longer.

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Writing "Beyond Blue": Keeping My End of the Bargain

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Stigma, Suicide, Depression, Psychiatry, Writing, Authors, Anxiety, Mental Illness, Books, Mood Disorders, Beyond Blue, Therapy, Books News

Here I am. With my mission: to educate folks about mental illness and to offer support to those who, like myself, suffer from mood disorders.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Citi, Insurance Companies, Justice, Hank Paulson, John Boehner, Real Housewives, Washington, Economy, Ben Bernake, Bailouts, Larry Summers, Psychology, Balloon Boy Dad, Humor, John Edward, Sarah Palin, Self-Help, Dick Cheney, Comedy, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Comcast, AT&T, Dr. Phil, Ken Lewis, Bill Kristol, Joe Jackson, Satire, Rupert Murdoch, Financial Crisis, Aetna, Jamie Dimond, Bernie Madoff, Rage, Lloyd Blankfein, Netanyahu, Depression, Chase, Mental Health, Rush Limbaugh, Carrie Prejean, Bin Laden, Recession, Advice, Jim Cramer, Vikram Pandit, Anger, Michele Bachmann, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Glenn Beck, Joe Lieberman, Kim Zolciak, Shadegg, Ahmadinajad, Crooks and Liars, Disney, Comedy News

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: US Military, Persian Gulf, War on Terror, Trauma, War in Afghanistan, Timothy McVeigh, Muslim Americans, Afghan War, Violence, Psychology, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Gun Violence, Politics News, Politics, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Military, Vietnam War, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Ptsd, Us Troops Afghanistan, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, Depression, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Crime, Terrorism, War, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Texas, Army, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Oklahoma City Bombing, Fort Hood Shootings, Living News

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

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11 Therapies To Help Deal With Loss

World of Psychology | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Therapy, Loneliness, Depression, Grief, Health, Death and Dying, Mourning, Coping, Loss, Love, Sadness, Death, Grieving, Living News

When you do something to relieve your feelings and to give yourself a sense of achievement, you are accomplishing your journey through bereavement....

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How To Treat Empty-Nest Depression

World of Psychology | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, College, Children, Raising Children, Parenting, Leaving Home, Happiness, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News

Several mom friends of mine have lately come down with a bad case of "empty-nest depression" -- moms who just dropped off their youngest offspring to ...

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Psychiatry's Dirty Little Secret

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry, Depression, Relationships, Metabolic Syndrome, Anti-Depressants, Living News

Of people prescribed an antidepressant to treat their Major Depression, only about 25% enjoy complete resolution of symptoms, another 50% feel some relief, and the last unfortunate 25% get no relief at all.

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Am I Depressed Or Just Deep?

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Melancholy, Manic Depressive, Depressed, Therese Borchard, Clinical Depression, Beyond Blue, The Inner Life, Living News

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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Big Pharma's Crime Spree: Drug Makers Pushing Products For Unapproved Uses

Bloomberg | David Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Alzheimer's Disease, Unapproved Uses, Doj, Drug Marketers, Criminal Lawsuit, Eli Lilly, Regulation, Fda, The Fed, Lawsuit, Pharma, Nimh, Jama, Department of Justice, Kickbacks, Federal Reserve, Fed, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Warner Lambert, Marketing, Warner-Lambert, Neurontin, Thalidomide, Depression, Bankruptcy, Off-Label Promotion, Zyprexa, Bextra, Suicide, Lilly Pfizer, Pharmacia and Upjohn, Felonies, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Bristol Myers Squibb, Morning Sickness, Drug Regulation, Profits, Health, Drug Sales, Corporate Greed, Atom Strategic Consulting, Birth Defects, Zyvox, Business News

Pfizer and Lilly lead a parade of U.S. companies that have paid $7 billion in penalties after promoting drugs for uses not approved by the FDA. This u...

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Is Your Mood Affected By The Season?

Psychology Today | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Eating, Winter, Blues, Winter Blues, Weight, Seasonal Eating, Happiness, Sleep, The Inner Life, Living News

When the days get short and dark, many people develop a predictable set of symptoms. At their extreme, they can be very difficult and disabling. Toget...

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The Mass Production of Mental Illness and What To Do About It

Anis Shivani | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Thomas Szasz, Dopamine, Walden Two, Dsm, Drug Companies, Richard P. Bentall, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Prozac, Psychosis, Fda, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Schizophrenia, Madness, American Psychiatric Association, Ssris, B. F. Skinner, Neurotransmitters, Evidence-Based Medicine, Treatment of Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Depression, Chlorpromazine, Drug Company Profits, Randomized Controlled Trials, Mental Asylums, Big Pharma, Ect, Placebo, Rose Kennedy, Insulin Coma Therapy, Antipsychiatry, Mental Illness, Pharmaceutical Industry, R. D. Laing, Brain Chemistry, Carl Rogers, Prefrontal Leucotomy, Psychiatric Drugs, Genetics, Psychiatric Practice, Walter Freeman, Emil Kraepelin, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Book Reviews, Books, Books News

Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.

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Feeling Grumpy 'Is Good For You'

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Mood, Decision-Making, Happiness, Gumpy, Depression, Living News

An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. In contrast to those annoying happy...

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FDA Considers Caving to Scientology and Making Mental Illness Treatment Illegal

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.

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The Feds Have No Faith in Recovery

Michael Pento | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Stagflation, Financial Crisis, Depression, Gdp, Economic Stimulus Package, Recession, Financial Recovery, Business News

The cyclical bull market in stocks and positive print on GDP has caused some on Wall Street and in D.C. to claim the recession has ended. A closer look indicates that neither believes its own rhetoric.

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The Upside Of Depression

newsweek.com | Sharon Begley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Neuroscience, Depression, Mental Health, Well-Being, Emotional Wellness, Psychology, Wellness, Living News

Critiques of happiness and the happiness industry came mostly from psychologists, philosophers, and sociologists who are concerned about the effect of...

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Military Suicides Fuel Worry That Army Is Strained

Wall Street Journal | By YOCHI J. DREAZEN | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Depression, Afghanistan, Army Suicides, Troop Levels, Va, Kabul, Veterans, Stress, Active Duty, Mcchrystal, Military, Army, Surge, Deployment, Iraq, Suicide Prevention, Stanley McChrystal, World News

The Army's top generals worry that surging tens of thousands more troops into Afghanistan could increase the strain felt by many military personnel af...

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Our Narrow View Of Depression Is Compounding The Problem

Michael Yapko | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Social Depression, Antidepressant, Psychology, Depression, Medical Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Wellness, Living News

Depression is more a social problem than a medical one, and no purely biological cure will be found for it any more than biology alone will cure other social ills such as poverty or child abuse.

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Patients Coping With Cancer And ADHD Turn To Yoga

ABC News | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Depression, Therapy, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Asthma, Psychology, Attention Deficit Disorder, Cancer, Benefits of Yoga, Sleep Disorders, Living News

In this first monthly segment, we look at the increasing body of research into the effects of yoga in a variety of conditions such as cancer, asthma, ...

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Rest Easy: Retirement (and Money) Can Improve Sleep

LiveScience | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Depression, Money, Retirement, Pensions, Financial Stability, Saving Money, Sleep Deprivation, Fatigue, Stress Reduction, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Living News

It's no secret the stress of work can keep you up at nights. Now research shows that retirement can spur less fitful sleep, at least for people who ar...

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Depression Linked To Processed Foods

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Organic Food, University College London, Health, Vegetables, Food, Plant-Based Diet, Natural Food, Processed Foods, Wellness, Living News

Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests....

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Athletes Risk Lifetime Of Suffering From Head Injuries

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Leptin, Alzheimer's, Depression, Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Parkinson, Testosterone, Low Blood, Protein Tangles, Post Stress Disorder, Cortisol, Caregiver, Amyloid Plaques, Old Age, Sleep Apnea, Traumatic Injury, Estrogen, Vitamins, Brain, Cardiovascular, High Bloodpressure, Hormone, Medicare, Genetics, Herbs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Boomers, Health Care, Nutraceuticals, Mitochondria, Health, Living News

A well-known cause of dementia is dementia pugilistica, or what has commonly been called being "punch drunk." In some cases, the presentation is virtually indistinguishable from Alzheimer's dementia.

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