Tag: depression
group name: health
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December 27, 2008 05:23 PM EST --
Mercury is widely present in the environment. So nearly everyone may be exposed to low levels of mercury in the air, water & food.
You are usually exposed in 2 ways - fish (including shellfish), . . .
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January 14, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
One of my patients is now considering whether to have children. While this is never a simple decision for anyone, hers is made even more complicated because she has panic disorder. Although she's . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:43 PM EST --
A Canadian woman posted photos of herself enjoying herself at Chippendales. Problem is she is on disability leave from IBM for major depression. The insurance company says she's having so . . .
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December 17, 2007 05:16 PM EST --
Recently a patient who has struggled with depression foryears, and who doesn't like taking an antidepressant every day, asked whether anew technique, called deep brain stimulation, might be something . . .
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January 28, 2008 11:24 AM EST --
Depression is more common in women than in men all over the world, and in the United States, the ratio is two to one. One out of eight women will have an episode of major depression at some time in her . . .
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August 30, 2008 11:41 PM EDT --
I have lived with chronic pain since 1986. I decided early on that I was not going to give up and lay down to die. I have fought it every day since then with all the strength that I have. . . .
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September 29, 2008 08:25 AM EDT --
As many of you know, I suffer with depression. I am on medication but it is there all the time anyway. I was amazed to see that National Space Biomedical Research Institute are developing . . .
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September 30, 2009 03:59 PM EDT --
I'm feeling depressed. I think it's the season changing, the mood here on Gather, and life in general. I stay at home most days, and go to doctor's appointment. It seems that joy is . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
When I treat patients for anxiety, depression, or other mental health problems, I usually recommend psychotherapy as part of the treatment plan because it helps in recovery. Some patients ask two logical . . .
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December 06, 2008 11:28 PM EST --
I was raised in a time when depression was not treated nor was it talked about. Any kind of mental health problems were ignored. I grew up with the mentality that you just kept on moving no matter . . .
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April 18, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
As a general internist, much of my work involves assessing people's symptoms and helping them decide what we can do to help them feel better. It is very common for me to notice symptoms of depression . . .
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October 01, 2007 03:03 PM EDT --
From time to time, people ask me whether diet really can have an effect on mood.
The answer is yes, though diet doesn’t usually provide a quick fix for depression. It may seem silly to say it, but . . .
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November 12, 2007 10:23 AM EST --
I was waiting on the checkout line at the hardware store the other day, when a man in front of me started yelling at his son, who was about six or seven years old. The boy had grabbed a candy bar, and . . .
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November 19, 2007 10:11 AM EST --
A few years ago, a patient of mine noticed some changes when he exchanged his brand-name antidepressant for the generic form. For the next month or two, he felt slightly apathetic and made some mistakes . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
About 20% of people who make an appointment with a mental health professional never show up, and another 20% never come for a second visit. Forty percent of patients who start taking an antidepressant . . .
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June 11, 2007 05:32 PM EDT --
Depression and diabetes run together often enough that researchers have long wondered if one might cause the other. There’s little doubt that living with a hazardous chronic condition like diabetes . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
Depression is so common that it is sometimes easy to overlook. This is especially true when it occurs in men, who seem to have a harder time than women recognizing it in themselves. And they also are . . .
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February 28, 2008 11:33 AM EST --
For those who don't live in the sunshine states, the winter can seem endless. For people touched by seasonal affective disorder, the depression that accompanies the cold weather and lack of light . . .
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March 10, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
Several patients I'm treating for depression also suffer from migraine headaches. One of them asked me recent if there is any connection between the two. Definitely—but it's a bit complicated. . . .
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July 30, 2007 04:46 PM EDT --
According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, only about 40% of people with major depression receive adequate conventional treatment, so it’s important to get a better understanding of . . .
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