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posted 12/25/2007, comments (6)

this is bull crap

I am just a high school student, but I'm not a fool, most kids are not depressed, they are hypocondricats (they think they have a dissease). This whole thing that most people have deppression is far from the truth. For instence I am a very happy kid and love my life, and I took a depression/stress test and I came up for sevior stress, this is... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/17/2007, comments (0)

The Costs of Depression and Election '08

The costs of depression cannot and should not be weighed only in terms of dollars, but the dollars necessary for treatment can't be ignored. Everything is more expensive these days. That's a given. Growing up, my father did his best to teach me that food, clothing, and shelter were the necessities of life that had to be planned for... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/14/2007, comments (3)

Generic Wellbutrin: A Less Effective Alternative?

I've been taking Wellbutrin (generic name Bupropion) for about seven years, minus the time I was pregnant with my son. I would say that overall it's been very successful, except during one period. All of a sudden, even though I was faithfully taking my medicine, it was as though I was taking sugar pills. I realized that the color and size... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/13/2007, comment (1)

Depression and Osteoporosis Linked in Women

Commenting on a recent study, National Institute of Mental Health Deputy Director Richard Nakamura, PhD, commented:"Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Too often, the first symptom a clinician sees is when a patient shows up with a broken bone. Now we know that depression can serve as a red flag - that depressed women are more likely than... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/21/2007, comments (0)

Lack of Sleep Makes You Tired

Recently, the news media has picked up on a study in Current Biology that, supposedly, explains why people get testy after a sleepless night. In theory, the study shows that people are more emotional, more reactive, and more primitive after sleeplessness. Quoting the news article at Yahoo!: A shutdown of the prefrontal lobe - a brain... Read more Chevron

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