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American Family Physician September 15, 2002 |
Depression What is depression?... What causes depression?... How is depression diagnosed?... How is depression treated?... What about suicide?... |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Women Is depression common in women?... What are the symptoms?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depresssion... How is depression treated?... Are antidepressants safe for any woman with depression?... etc. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 |
Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 |
What to Do if You Think Your Child Is Depressed |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Children and Teens What should I do if I think my child is depressed?... What are some of the signs of depression in children and teens?... Why do young people get depressed?... What can be done to help children and teens who are depressed? |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 |
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is an illness that causes extreme mood swings. This condition is also called manic-depressive illness... What are some of the signs of bipolar disorder?... How is bipolar disorder treated?... What can I do to help myself get better?... |
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 |
Cognitive Therapy for Depression: What You Should Know A patient hand-out: What is cognitive therapy?... How do I know if I am depressed?... Is this therapy better than medicine for depression?... Where can I get more information?... |
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 |
Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health What is good emotional health?... What about anger?... What can I do to avoid problems?... Tips on dealing with your emotions... How does stress affect my emotions?... Can emotional problems be treated?... etc. |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
Depression & Fatigue A recent study of adults showed fatigue and lethargy to be the most common and debilitating symptoms of depression. This finding could change the way that physicians treat this illness. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2006 |
Behavior Problems in a Family Member with Dementia: What You Should Know An informative hand-out on the condition: What kinds of problems do people with dementia have?... Will these problems get worse?... Can my doctor tell if some other illness is causing the problems?... etc. |
ifeminists October 5, 2008 Tony Zizza |
The over-prescribing of America In writing "Stigma often hinders lifesaving discussion" for The Tennessean on Sept. 17, Dr. Dennis Morrison offers us more recycled bromides concerning suicide and the state of mental health. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia |
Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2003 |
Memory Loss Why am I losing my memory?... Where Can I Get More Information?... Memory Problems that Are Not Part of Normal Aging... What about when I know a word but cannot recall it?... How can I tell if my memory problems are serious?... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 |
Parkinson's Disease: What You Should Know What is Parkinson's disease?... How can I tell if I have Parkinson's disease?... How will my doctor know if I have it?... How is Parkinson's disease treated?... etc. |
ifeminists May 5, 2004 Tony Zizza |
Depression Screenings Don't Belong In Our Schools A recent article in the Denver Post reports Denver Health's School-Based Health Centers are screening every student - for depression - who steps inside any one of the 11 school-based "clinics." |
American Family Physician August 15, 2002 |
Medicines for Mental Health During Pregnancy What mental problems may occur during pregnancy?... Can pregnancy cause these mental problems? Does it make them worse?... Are mental health medicines safe to use during pregnancy?... What should I do if I have a history of a mental disorder and want to get pregnant?... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
AskMen.com January 6, 2001 Joshua Levine |
Dealing With Depression Clinical depression is an illness characterized by a cluster of feelings, thoughts and behaviors that are strikingly different from a person's normal range of feeling and functioning... |
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 |
What You Should Know About Worrying Too Much Learn when worrying is a problem and what you can do to get treatment. |
Managed Care May 2004 MargaretAnn Cross |
Depression Programs Might Provide an Edge There may be some costs up front, but there is also an opportunity for health plans to profit as employers' concern about this issue grows. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Carol Marie Cropper |
A Cloud Over Antidepressants Do some popular drugs cause suicidal behavior in teens? |
American Family Physician December 1, 2005 |
Tuberculosis: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is susceptible, its treatment and medication recommendation. |
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2005 |
Tension Headaches: What You Should Know A patient guide to the condition, its diagnosis and treatment options. |
ifeminists October 4, 2006 Tony Zizza |
Time To Boycott National Depression Screening Day In the U.S., whenever National Depression Screening Day rears its ugly head in the mainstream media every first week in October, we have the opportunity to review some serious doublethink that does not change much with each passing year. |
Managed Care February 2002 Heidi A. Sauder & Sheri Wallace |
Push Is On for Improved Treatment of Women's Psychological Maladies Sure there are diagnostic and treatment challenges, but the money that can be saved for society might make this fertile ground for investment... |
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 |
Medicines to Prevent Migraine Headaches A patient hand-out on the painful condition, its causes, treatment options and prevention recommendations. |
AskMen.com Julian Marcus |
Are You Bipolar? Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is one of the least understood and potentially most destructive mental health disorders. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Michael Fronstin |
A Fresh Look at Co-morbidity You may think you understand a disease. But then it arrives in tandem. A new survey takes a fresh look at co-morbidity. |
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al. |
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments. |
Job Journal October 24, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: In Denial About Depression Employee depression -- estimated to cost productivity some $52 million annually -- is too costly for companies to ignore. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 |
Crisis Management A patient guide: What is a crisis?... How do I know if I am having a crisis?... What should I do if I feel overwhelmed?... How can I cope with a crisis?... etc. |
Entrepreneur April 2008 Mark Henricks |
The Moody Blues Depressed workers bring the whole company down, so get them the help they need. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Stovall & Domino |
Approaching the Suicidal Patient In an attempt to help the family physician prevent suicide, this article reviews known risk factors and offers a strategy for assessing and addressing these factors in individual patients. |
ifeminists December 28, 2005 Tony Zizza |
If Depression Hurts, Eli Lilly Is Killing Us Eli Lilly's latest marketing campaign is a form of propaganda that speaks to how low Big Pharma will go to keep Americans in chemical handcuffs. |
ifeminists December 31, 2007 Tony Zizza |
Massachusetts Takes Wrong Turn On Mental Health Screening New regulations in Massachusetts require doctors to screen for possible mental health problems in children. |
Managed Care October 2004 |
Pediatric Antidepressant Use Drops 18 Percent After an FDA advisory warned health care providers that some children and teenagers can become suicidal when prescribed antidepressants, the percentage of eligible patients taking these agents dropped considerably. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 Sharp & Lipsky |
Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan: A Review of Measures for Use in Primary Care Settings Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Primary care physicians, not mental health professionals, treat the majority of patients with symptoms of depression. |
Managed Care December 2005 Lola Butcher |
Kansas City Focuses on Depression Health plans, researchers, employers, and workers make common cause to identify and treat depression. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 |
Dying and Preparatory Grief What is preparatory grief?... What happens during this process?... |
Managed Care August 2006 Cross & Sipkoff |
Although Employers Need Depression Programs, They May Not Know It Yet Research says the hidden cost of untreated depression far outweighs the cost of treatment. Plans need to get this information to purchasers. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 Rupke, Blecke & Renfrow |
Cognitive Therapy for Depression Family physicians usually are the first to diagnose and treat patients with depression. They should inform patients that psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are valid options, and that cognitive therapy is the most studied psychotherapy. |
Nursing May 2010 Sharon M. Valente |
Assessing patients for suicide risk This article will help you update your knowledge of suicide risk factors and prevention strategies, and provide guidelines for effective intervention. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil |
Identifying and Managing Preparatory Grief and Depression at the End of Life Preparatory grief is experienced by virtually all patients who are dying and can be facilitated with psychosocial support and counseling... |
American Family Physician December 1, 2002 |
What Should I Know About Migraines? What are migraines?... How can my doctor tell that my headache is a migraine?... How is migraine headache treated?... What about the headache pain I'm having right now?... What are the "triptans"?... What else can I do?... etc. |
Salon.com July 5, 2000 Matthew E. Dawson |
Not myself I took this photo at a particularly low point of depression. I've gained a lot of weight since taking a certain medication and I'm fascinated by what's happening to me. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens |
Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group. |
Reason December 2007 Will Wilkinson |
The Great Depression Is an epidemic of depressive disorder really sweeping America? Book review: The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow Into Depressive Disorder, by Allan V. Horwitz and Jerome C. Wakefield. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2006 |
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... Which antidepressants can cause this problem?... What can I do if I have antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... etc. |
ifeminists April 29, 2004 Tony Zizza |
Stop Selling Depression and Drugs To Men Author questions how it can be wrong to profile terrorists, but okay to profile a particular gender as a profitable market for medications and subjective mental health labels? |