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Lets Chat: Depression

Lets Chat: Depression — Hey guys, So this is the first video in my mini ‘lets chat’ serie, I’m hoping to do these for a few weeks so if theres anything you want covered leave it bel…


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How Do You Treat Your Depression?

Question by Jacob: How do you treat your Depression?
I have depression. I use to be able to deal with it better but its been getting harder to fight back. Im not taking any medication for it at… Continue reading

ECT: Electrode Placement, Age Influence Depression Outcomes

ECT: Electrode Placement, Age Influence Depression Outcomes
ORLANDO, Florida ? In individuals with severe depression who are treated with electrode convulsive therapy (ECT), electrode placement and patient age may have a significant influence on treatment outcomes, new research suggests. A… Continue reading

Mindfulness Therapy Helps Prevent Drug and Alcohol Relapse

Mindfulness therapy helps prevent drug and alcohol relapse
One year after treatment for substance abuse, far fewer participants who got relapse-prevention training including mindfulness techniques had used drugs or alcohol compared to those given relapse-prevention therapy alone or a standard… Continue reading

Tori Spelling's Husband Den McDermott Still at Rehab Center in LA

Tori Spelling's husband Den McDermott still at rehab center in LA
Dressed in a fur jacket and jeans and with her signature red lipstick on, there was nothing down-and-out about this former Beverly Hills resident. Dean too appeared to be… Continue reading

Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast as a Victim of 'disease'

Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as a victim of 'disease'
“There is no cure for addiction, which is a chronic disease, the same as diabetes, asthma and heart disease,” Janina Kean, president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center in Connecticut,… Continue reading

Depression, Not Cognitive Deficits, Improves With Sleep Loss in Bipolar I

Depression, not cognitive deficits, improves with sleep loss in bipolar I
Also "in agreement with the literature, we found that as medication load decreases, cognitive performance improves. However, medication effects alone are not likely to fully account for the… Continue reading

Agent: Dennis Rodman Enters Alcohol Rehab Center After Televised Outburst in

Agent: Dennis Rodman enters alcohol rehab center after televised outburst in
Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman (2nd R) takes part in a practice session with North Korean basketball players and other former NBA stars in Pyongyang, in this… Continue reading

Has Anyone Around the Age of 18 Had Success With Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?

Question by Cathy: Has anyone around the age of 18 had success with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
My daughter has had severe depression since she was about 13. She has also had a very traumatic experience and is now diagnosed with… Continue reading

Social Media Craze Strong Is the New Skinny May Stop Getting Pinned, Tweeted

Social media craze Strong is the New Skinny may stop getting pinned, tweeted
But instead, researchers and eating disorder patients like Waggoner believe those external qualities could only cause more damage to self-image. Because of her long battle, Waggoner… Continue reading