Depression

Large Bank Collapse Projected In US By Former IMF Chief

Reuters | Posted 08.19.2008 | Business


SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world's b...

Lost Common Sense about Depression: Relationships

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

While psychotherapy may not help all depressed people, the loss of psychiatrists practicing psychotherapy means the loss of basic common sense in psychiatry about depression.

Kindergarten Cops

Shira Yael | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living


Shira Yael

If "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness," than I have become temporarily less than human. Work is where I become who I am. Until then, there is the womb of my bedroom.

Paris Hilton as Eleanor Roosevelt

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Raymond J. Learsy

While our administration has done little and Congress not much more to get the oil monkey off our backs, we have Paris Hilton proposing enlisting industry, labor and government to a higher calling.

Brett Favre and the State of Man

Gordon Marino | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment


Gordon Marino

For all of their fast cars and stock options, depression is usually waiting for retiring athletes in the parking lot. Favre is wise enough not to cut himself off from a rare source of fellow feeling before his time.

Psych 101: When a Close Friend is Depressed

Irene S. Levine | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living


Irene S. Levine

Yes, there are some cases when close friends need to cut a little slack. Could it be that your friendship feels burdensome and painful because your friend is depressed?

Depressed Lawyers: A Little Help For My Friends

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

Instead of viewing depression as either a character defect or a biochemical defect, depression is better seen as a strategy for shutting down overwhelming pain.

Apple Says Economy Is Depressed

Footnoted | Michelle Leder | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business


While some people continue to debate whether or not we're actually in a recession, Apple (AAPL) went a step further in the 10Q it filed yesterday, usi...

Mental Recession: Like Manna From Heaven

Liz Spikol | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Liz Spikol

As a mental health journalist and someone who suffers with bipolar disorder, if there's one thing I know, it's how to solve a "mental" crisis.

Panic, Anyone?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

While President Bush continues to toss around such euphemisms as "rough patch" and "tough times," most Americans have clearly felt the effects of a recession for the past few months.

Ladies Who Launch: Depression Doesn't Have To Be...

Amy Swift | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living


Amy Swift

No one can ever know what's behind suicide. It's a great mystery; a tragic and wasteful one. But we can build communities of people who serve to support and sustain in the high times as well as the low times.

12 Ways To Beat Depression

beliefnet.com | Therese J. Borchard | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living


My therapist helped me to build a personalized "toolbox": a list of a dozen depression busters to direct me toward mental health, and an emergency lif...

Try a Bit of Therapy or Twelve Step Support With Your Exercise?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

We have to move to activate the "feel good" body chemicals that are built into us as nature's mood stabilizers and mood elevators.

Dick Cavett Talks About His Depression

AP | NATE JENKINS | Posted 06.20.2008 | Entertainment


LINCOLN, Neb. — Funny man and former talk show host Dick Cavett came home to talk about depression, what he called "the worst agony devised for ...

Red Alert to Moms and Dads: Your Insomnia Could Trigger Suicidal Behavior in Your Kids

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

If you suffer from chronic insomnia and have adolescent kids, they could be at a higher risk not only for insomnia themselves, but also for suicidal behavior and for using drugs that induce sleep (like hypnotics).

The Economic Debate Has Yet to Target Key Issues

Danny Schechter | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business


Danny Schechter

The US does not have energy independence or, for that matter, financial independence. Why? Partly because we live as if we are an island empire in an interdependent world.

Time to Die! (Oops, I Mean Time To Quit!)

Doug Bremner | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


Doug Bremner

The clinical trials of anti-smoking drug Chantix excluded people with mental disorders, but smoking is increased in this population, and these people are obviously at increased risk of suicidality.

Exercise: The Best Antidepressant Ever?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

The science behind just how and why exercise can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression has been a much studied topic over the last two dec...

Election Mania

Caroline Presno | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living


Caroline Presno

I'm seeimg an interesting trend in my clients during their therapy sessions -- if there were actual diagnoses for this trend, we might use terms like "election mania" or "post-election disorder."

The Five Stages Of Political Grieving: Acceptance Comes to Camp Clinton

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

Psychology may be too "elite" for the new Clintons, but it seems clear they're more than midway through the five classic stages of grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.

Worth His Salt: The Well-Seasoned Passion of Mark Bitterman

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.03.2008 | Living


Elissa Altman

Where arugula and iceberg used to be the politically defining culinary bellwethers of choice (you figure out which party goes which way), it's now, alas, salt.

Is Your Birth Control Pill Driving You Bananas?

Doug Bremner | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living


Doug Bremner

A collective howl is going up amongst women over at medications.com over the birth control pill, Yasmin.

Growing Up Green! - Fulfilling a Mission and Empowering Parents for a Healthier Next Generation

Deirdre Imus | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living


Deirdre Imus

If most childhood diseases are preventable...why are so many on the rise? Because toxic chemicals are everywhere and not enough attention is being given to prevention.

If Prescription Meds Don't Kill You They Might Drive You Crazy

Doug Bremner | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living


Doug Bremner

It's bad enough that it can drive you crazy trying to get your prescription medications filled, but now it looks like sometimes your prescription meds themselves can make you, well... nuts.

George Soros: "We Are in the Midst Of The Worst Financial Crisis Since the 1930s."

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


Blake Fleetwood

If Soros is right and foreigners lose confidence in the U.S. economy, they will want their money back, the dollar will fall, and foreign investments will tumble.


 

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