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6 Reasons Why Drug Use in Teens is Increasing
by Lantana Recovery
Teen drug abuse has been on the rise in the last decade. This is one of the most unfortunate and serious drug abuse problems and should be paid attention to more seriously. There ar...
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8 Steps to Take When Considering Antidepressants
by Michael Banov
This article give a brief, focused list of things to do before deciding to take (or not to take) antidepressants. The author is a Harvard-trained, triple board-certified psychiatri...
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A Case Study on Anxious Depression
by June Butlin
Helen is a single parent of three children who works extremely hard to provide for her family. She was employed part time as a teacher, and although the money was limited, she mana...
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A New Star(t) - Journey to Mental Health with the Help of Rainbow Tai Chi
by Sterre Overvest
My name is Sterre Overvest, 27 years old and I am born and raised in Utrecht, Holland. Currently I am studying to become a Rainbow Tai Chi teacher. The Rainbow Tai Chi School is bas...
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Bipolar Disorder - My Personal Description
by Robert D Dangoor
In Professor Aaron Beck’s Forward to Professor Richard Bentall’s book Madness Explained, who teaches at Liverpool University, he states that “Incomprehensible symptoms of the mental...
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Can Depression Be Fatal and How Can It Be Cured?
by Courtney Dawson
Depression is more than just feeling sad. It's a serious health concern that can sometimes be life-threatening. The mood swings you get, or the constant feeling of sadness might tak...
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by Beata Bishop
Beata Bishop takes a look at how people who suffer from depression are treated by doctors. She talks about the way in which few doctors attempt to uncover the cause of the problem ...
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Coping with Depression: Taking the First Steps Towards Healing
by Jennifer McGregor
There is a saying that depression is blind and unbiased. In other words, this chronic mental health condition doesn’t care who you are; it can strike at any moment, to anyone. This ...
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Defeating Teenage Depression - Getting There Together
by Dr Roslyn Law
Depression during adolescence is a significant public health issue, the impact of which is felt by young people and their families for months and sometimes years. It destabilizes l...
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Depressed? Your Dreams Can Help!
by John Goldhammer
Dream researcher John Goldhammer has discovered, from his 25 plus years of researching dreams and techniques of dream interpretations, that the majority of our dreams have a profou...
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by Sheldon Litt, Ph.D.
My dictionary defines depression as: "an emotional state of mind characterised by feelings of gloom and inadequacy, leading to withdrawal." This is the usual description of a patho...
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by June Butlin
Depression is a growing health problem and one of the least understood diseases. It affects adults and children of all ages and can be very serious. Untreated depression may lead t...
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Depression - Promising Treatment Approaches
by Jonathan Brown
This article focuses on depression --- a debilitating mental illness where the affected person often develops an extremely negative outlook on life and sees no way out of the black...
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Depression - The Fast-Spreading Malady
by Manisha Jain
Depression, as the word itself suggests, is a low feeling, an experience of nothingness and low spirits. Depression is a growing health problem and one of the least understood disea...
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by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black
Common dictionary definitions of “depression” relative to health are exampled below: A pessimistic sense of sadness, gloom, inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity An...
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Escaping the Prison of Depression
by Dorothy Rowe - Deceased
Dorothy Rowe, researcher and prolific author about depression for 35 years, writes in her column that many people who are depressed present images of being trapped and alone when a...
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by Michael Levy
In this column which focuses on depression caused by fatigue, the author discloses that latest US statistics declare one in ten teenagers suffer from major depressions and that man...
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Fears of Loneliness; How Reaching out can Help Mental Health
by Christopher Paul Jones
Loneliness is on the increase, and with the winter fast upon us, more and more of us (and not just the elderly) may be finding themselves caught in a world where they feel lost, al...
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by Brant Secunda and Mark Allen
The authors, a shaman healer and the world champion Ironman, describe how necessary and beneficial it is for us to keep our connections to the natural world.
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by BD Basu
Some people always feel sad and try to remain aloof. Most of their time, they get influenced by negative thoughts. In the midst of any positive environment, they find nooks and see ...