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Teri Robert

posted 09/07/2007, comments (0)

Interesting and informative interview with Kitty Dukakis

You may remember Kitty Dukakis as the wife of former Massachusetts governernor and 1998 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. What I didn't know and you may not know is that Mrs. Dukakis struggled with debilitating depression for more than 20 years. Now, she has co-authored a book on electroconfulsive therapy (ECT), Shock: The Healing... Read more Chevron

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Teri Robert

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posted 09/06/2007, comments (2)

Depression significantly impairs health but is unrecognized and untreated

“Treatment for depression should at least be on a par with that for other chronic diseases.” An article in this week’s edition of The Lancet based on World Health Organization (WHO) surveys concludes that depression produces the greatest decline in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 09/06/2007, comments (0)

New Data: SSRIs Appear to Reduce, Not Raise, Teen Suicide Risk

Some truly awful news--that more children and teens killed themselves in 2005 than in the year before--casts new light on the emotional controversy over whether antidepressant medications known as SSRIs increase or decrease suicide risk. Bottom line first A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry... Read more Chevron

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Teri Robert

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posted 09/03/2007, comment (1)

Childhood Abuse and Depression in Women with Migraine Linked

It's well established that women with Migraine disease have a might higher incidence of depression. Among Migraineurs, the prevalence of depression is 47%, much higher than in the general population. Now a study published in the September 4, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/03/2007, comments (3)

Depression and Invisibility: Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness...

There have been times when depression has made me feel invisible, as if I were all alone in the world. Perhaps that's because depression is an invisible illness. When people look at us, we look fine to them. They don't see a wound or bruises. We don't need crutches or a wheel chair. So we must be healthy. Right? In a... Read more Chevron

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