MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dysthymia'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443782&cid=t_196515_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FLds048tgvPc%2F             Depression affects approximately 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period.  At some point in their lives, 10%-25% of women and 5%-12% of men will likely become clinically depressed.  In fact, it affects so many people that it is often referred to as the “common cold” of mental illness.  Depression not only causes suffering to those who are depressed, but it also causes great difficulty for their family and friends who often do not know how to help.  Clinical depression affects all aspects of a person’s life.  It impairs our ability to sleep, eat, work, and get along with others.  It damages our self-esteem, self-confidence, and our ability to accomplish everyday tasks. People who are depressed find daily task... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443782 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:41:19 +0100 3443782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169824&cid=t_196515_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2009%2F02%2F09%2F12-ways-to-be-miserable%2F Post from: Adult ADD Strengths 12 Ways To Be Miserable Here are my notes from a talk given by Vancouver based Dr. Randy Paterson, author and psychologist at Changeways private clinic at the Vancouver Wellness show Feb 7th 2009 Here are my notes on his talk. People often engage in actions and behaviors that if you keep asking them “and if you get that, what will that get you?” the ultimate result is often “If I get that I’ll be happy”. One way to figure how to achieve more happiness is to find what works to make people the opposite of being happy, being miserable, and then do the opposite of that in order to become happier. In this talk he’s discussing how to be miserable, not necessarily full blown depression. Pete’s note:Adults with ADHD have much... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169824 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:10:57 +0100 2169824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147518&cid=t_196515_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdepressed-dentists-suffer-from-dysthymia%2F A Canadian research team at Universite de Montreal Department of Dentistry found that a mood disorder known as dysthymia, or chronic depression, is affecting many dentists. WebMD states that dysthymia is a “less severe form of depression,” but it can last for years. The Journal of the American Dental Association ran an article in 2005 that claimed 10% of surveyed dentists experienced dysthymia, but of those, only 15% sought medical treatment. In the US, 10.9 million people have dysthymia. Symptoms include: o Loss of Appetite o Low Energy/Sluggishness/Fatigue o Desperation o Unusual Anger o Social Withdrawal o Overworking o Lack of Concentration o Guilt o Sadness/Loss of Joy o Suicidal Thoughts o Difficulty Sleeping o Aches, Pains, Stomach Issues that Don’t Subside with Tr... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147518 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:57:03 +0100 2147518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859484&cid=t_196515_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F07%2Fbipolar-disorder-and-weight-gain%2F One of the significant problems people with bipolar disorder grapple with is weight gain. Many online commentators have suggested that this is due largely to the impact of certain types of medications commonly being prescribed for bipolar disorder (a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics). However, recently published research suggests that the whole picture is a bit more complicated than laying blame on the medications alone. First, it helps to start off by understanding America’s overall weight problem. Nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight (over 70% of all men and over 61% of all women), and one-third of us are considered obese (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). America is fat, there’s simply no easy or other way to say it. So if... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859484 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:22:56 +0100 1859484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739443&cid=t_196515_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract__a_metaanalysis_of_psychotherapy_and_medication_i.htm Conclusions: Our results indicated that both psychotherapy and medication are viable treatments for unipolar depression and that psychotherapy may offer a prophylactic effect not provided by medication. However, our analyses diverged from previous findings in that effects were not consistent and medication was significantly more efficacious than psychotherapy in the treatment of dysthymia. (Text has been reformatted for clarity; ed.) Source... Copyright © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739443 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:50:00 +0100 1739443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1688986&cid=t_196515_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Fpsychotherapy-meds-for-chronic-depression%2F Although we harp on this at least once every few months, it bears repeating: Psychotherapy with medication is usually the best possible treatment option for depression (acute or chronic) for nearly everyone. If you’re only doing one or the other, you’re likely not going to get well as quickly, it’s that simple. We have decades’ worth of research showing this, but here’s another one to add to the pile. Manber and colleagues (2008) re-examined previous data on 656 patients with chronic depression to see who would get to remission first. Remission in depression research is simply when a person’s depression score on a commonly used depression quiz (the Hamilton) falls below a certain number. People who had scores of less than 26 on the Hamilton fared bes... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688986 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:50:35 +0100 1688986