Depression—New Ways to Treat?
Treatment of depression often slumps into a sterile debate of psychotherapy versus antidepressants. Because prevention of depression is hardly given lip service and depressive treatment is often ineffective, we need new approaches that include factors we know work like light, physical activity, work, and social support.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. Tags: Depression Therapy antidepressants clinical depression cognitive-behavioral therapy depression treatment light physical activity psychotherapy purpose sleep social engagement social support work Source Type: news
Winter Blues?
Almost 10% of the US population living in wintery climates experience seasonal affective disorder, sometimes called the winter blues. Natural supplements can help.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carolyn C. Ross, M.D., M.P.H. Tags: Depression natural remedies for depression sad mood seasonal affective disorder winter blues Source Type: news
Starting Antidepressants? About the Weight Gain
After the hectics of the holiday season and the reality of a New Year setting in, many become depressed and turn to a physician for help. Must the proposed cure cause a physical overexpansion? read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Judith J. Wurtman, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Diet Health Source Type: news
State of the Weather
The state of our weather forecasting is in crisis. And that's bad for our collective health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathryn Miles, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Environment Resilience Stress obama PTSD weather Source Type: news
What's in a Dream?
Dreams appear to be influenced by our waking lives in many ways. Theories about why we dream include those that suggest dreaming is a means by which the brain processes emotions, stimuli, memories, and information that’s been absorbed throughout the waking day. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Depression Memory Neuroscience Sleep Dr. Breus dreams sleep habits the sleep doctor Source Type: news
7 Mistakes to Avoid After a Painful Breakup
One of the main reasons it takes so long to recover from heartbreaks is people usually indulge in thoughts and behaviors that actually makes things worse. To stop hurting sooner rather than later, there are seven mistakes to avoid when you’ve experienced a painful heartbreak:read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 19, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Guy Winch, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Depression Happiness Relationships breakups brooding divorce dumped Emotional First Aid emotional hygiene emotional pain failure fMRI guilt habits heartache heartbreak idealizing low self-esteem marriage n Source Type: news
Meditating on Mindfulness
How meditation boosts mental dexterity and eases the pain of depression. Science shows that our malleable minds have more power than we sometimes give ourselves credit for when it comes to dispelling the darkness within. Recent studies indicate that meditative practices confer other psychic benefits as well.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 18, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Seth Slater, M.F.A. Tags: Animal Behavior Depression Health Neuroscience acoustic awareness change concentration darkness dexterity discernment distraction distress dolphin emotion frequencies good news hawaii heartbeat illumination imaginat Source Type: news
One Exercise Sure to Make You Feel Better About Yourself
One simple exercise can help you build the strength to disengage from a negative thought stream, redirect your attention to positive aspects of yourself, and retrain your selective attention bias so you can improve how you see yourself in the world. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennice Vilhauer, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Depression Happiness attention Future-Directed Therapy Improve self-esteem well-being Source Type: news
Improve Your Self-Esteem With One Simple Exercise
One simple exercise can help you build the strength to disengage from a negative thought stream, redirect your attention to positive aspects of yourself, and retrain your selective attention bias so you can improve how you see yourself in the world. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennice Vilhauer, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Depression Happiness attention Future-Directed Therapy Improve self-esteem well-being Source Type: news
Road Rage, Phone Rage, & the DeHumanization of Everyday Life
I wonder if some of the anxieties we may be sensing these days are a vague apprehension of the loss of our humanity?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ilene A. Serlin, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Depression Happiness Resilience Social Life Stress culture society technology Source Type: news
Can Mindfulness Really Reduce Chronic Pain?
Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable – but it doesn’t have to be this way. The second week of our t three-week course reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription painkillers. Weread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Danny Penman, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Depression Health Integrative Medicine anxiety chronic pain irritability irritable bowel syndrome meditation mindfulness sleep stress The Third Metric wellbeing Source Type: news
Laughing Gas as a Treatment for Depression?
Nitrous oxide (aka “laughing gas”) is an anesthetic and analgesic often administered by dentists to minimize discomfort during dental procedures. Investigators recently reported that this drug may be helpful in treating severe depression.
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Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. Tags: Depression Neuroscience Psychiatry Source Type: news
All Is Lost!
If a tsunami washes away your home, family and friends, you are entitled to feel that all is lost. Most people bounce back from disasters sooner or later. Yet many people feel catastrophic anxiety in their everyday lives without any catastrophe. Why?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Evolutionary Psychology Health Stress anxiety catastrophic thinking learned helplessness Source Type: news
Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD in the Summer
While many of us are familiar with SAD, there are, in fact, people who get SAD in reverse. For a small group of people, the dark days of winter don’t elicit depression, but renewed vigor and improved mood.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jordan Gaines Lewis Tags: Depression Environment Happiness Neuroscience circadian circadian rhythm melatonin sad seasonal affective disorder sleep summer winter Source Type: news
Differences Between Individual, Group, and Couples Therapy
“Therapy” is a very broad term used to describe various styles and modes of treatment. It can be confusing because in addition to the types of therapy and therapist, there are different techniques, theories, and approaches that can be used differently. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 14, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD., MFA, MAPP Tags: Depression Therapy couples group individual Source Type: news
