Mental Health Tips : How to Know if You Have Chronic Depression

Mental Health Tips : How to Know If You Have Chronic Depression – To know if you have chronic depression, it’s best to seek the attention of a psychiatrist to have an evaluation done. Determine if you have chronic depression with help from a psychologist in this free video on mental health facts. Expert: Robert B. Hernandez Contact: www.discoveringmyself.com Bio: Robert B. Hernandez, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001. Filmmaker: Paul Muller

With Poverty Comes Depression, More Than Other Illnesses

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans in poverty are more likely than those who are not to struggle with a wide array of chronic health problems, and depression disproportionately affects those in poverty the most. About 31% of Americans in poverty say they …
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Chronic Pain May Lead to False Diagnosis of Clinical Depression

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One of the most widely used tools for measuring depression is the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Revised. This scale measures physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms; therefore, its accuracy in identifying depression among chronic pain …
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Chronic Stress During Pregnancy Linked to Postpartum Depression

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A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression. Rat mothers showed an increase in brain cell connections …
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