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Robin Cunningham

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posted 04/28/2008, comments (3)

Coping Skill #7 - Never Let Anyone Tell You What You Are or Are Not Capable of Accomplishing

This coping skill is a derivative, or corollary, of my last blog about setting our own goals. Stories abound about athletes who accomplish the "impossible." The prospect of seeing old records broken and new ones set is part of the thrill of watching the Olympics. I find myself transfixed when figure skating and... Read more Chevron

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Christina Bruni

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posted 04/22/2008, comments (0)

The Top Ten Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Preparing for your doctor's appointment before you go will ensure that you get the most out of every visit with your psychiatrist. Here are ten practical questions to ask: 1. What is my diagnosis and how did you come to that conclusion? This question is vital to ask when you first begin seeing your pdoc. In the 1980s, when I... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 04/21/2008, comments (5)

Coping Skill #6 - Set Your Own Goals

Goals! Goals! Goals! Has anyone else noticed that, sooner or later, once we become stabilized on our medications, therapists start talking about goals? They stress that goals are important to recovery. Then, if we don't pick a goal or two for ourselves, they select one or more for us. Although... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/15/2008, comment (1)

The Ethics of Clinical Trials

There is a lot of controversy surrounding research trials using human subjects to investigate new psychiatric medications. Maybe it's just because I work in psychiatry, but lately, almost every other day I see advertisements on TV asking for volunteers to participate in clinical trials investigating medications used to treat bipolar... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 04/13/2008, comment (1)

Coping Skills- #5B - Don't Compare Yourself with Others

This experience of mine illustrates the kind of damage we can do to ourselves when we compare ourselves to others, especially if we choose to emulate the wrong role model. When I was a sophomore in high school and couldn't yet drive, it was difficult to date any of my female classmates. No self respecting young man wanted to ask a... Read more Chevron

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