Blues; Gloom; Sadness; Melancholy
If you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment options. Regardless of the type and severity of your depression, the following self-care steps can help:
In an earlier post, I described one of my first steps in recovery: writing out an inventory of each symptom of depression I experienced.... Read more »
Question: surviver wrote... Although I have been where she is now, I find myself wondering what is the right thing to do or tell her... Read more »
One popular wish of parents who have a child with ADHD is that their child would listen. Sometimes it may appear that your child is either... Read more »
Adults often comment about how difficult it is for them to communicate their acid reflux symptoms and concerns to the doctor. Imagine how... Read more »
Reading Deborah Gray is good for me.It gives me a chance to reflect on someone who seems to have had many of the same kinds of... Read more »
New guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians say that women who suffer from depression during... Read more »
What does it take for the parent of a child with diabetes to go from devastated to hopeful to empowered and determined? For me, the answer was more... Read more »
If you've been diagnosed with depression, one of the most important steps toward finding effective treatment is educating yourself about the illness.... Read more »
Expert patient John McManamy, who has battled bipolar disorder, is taking his voice to a new level. His informative and provocative book, Living... Read more »
Tracy Davenport is an advocate for parents and caregivers of chronically ill children. Tracy has two children, one of which suffers from severe... Read more »