Charitable Foundation Tackles Youth Depression, Suicide
Charitable foundation tackles youth depression, suicide JordanHarrisFoundation.org) this year to raise awareness about youth depression and suicide, offer resources to families and individuals struggling with mental illness and raise funding for research dedicated to treating depression. The foundation held … Read more on Fort Worth Star Telegram Telemedicine Connects Vets With Effective PTSD Treatment … in rural areas from receiving these evidence-based treatments. Approximately 37% of VHA enrollees live in rural areas, and two thirds live closer to VHA community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) than large Department of Veterans Affairs medical … Read more on Medscape Read more... ...
Mother Beats GPs on Sleep Disorder
Mother beats GPs on sleep disorder A woman who suffered from a mystery condition that stopped her breathing every five minutes as she slept has finally been diagnosed 25 years later – by her mother. Amanda Ramsay, 45, visited numerous doctors' … "I was going to the doctor's for years … Read more on Yahoo Lifestyle UK Facial transplantation: A decade out, surgeons prepare for big demand Surgeons base their claims on the experience of 28 people known to have had full or partial face transplants since 2005, when the first such procedure was performed on a woman in France. Of the 22 men and six women whose surgeries were reported … Read more on ScienceBlog.com (blog) Read more... ...
How Can I Cure “Love Depression?”?
Question by Angel D: How can I cure “love depression?”? I moved away from my boyfriend, whom I was completely in love with. Now I can’t sleep, even though any dream I have is of him, I can’t listen to some of my favorite songs, (i.e. God Blessed the Broken Road, it was mine and his song), and I can’t watch a romance movie without crying. I’m feeling more and more out of reach from others, and this event has changed me a lot. I used to listen to a lot of country music; now I listen only to loud rock songs that give me headaches. He won’t even talk to me on myspace. (I did a very mean thing a few days before I left; we broke up, I got together with a guy that wanted to kill him) Is there anything I can do to help? Or how can I at least save our relationship? Read more... ...
High Post-Natal Depression Risk in Expat New Mothers
... post-natal depression risk in expat new mothers Expatriate new mothers are at a greater risk of postpartum depression than those who give birth in their native countries, says Abu Dhabi-based Dr Yousuf Abouallaban, consultant psychiatrist at the American Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology. Speaking … Read more on Emirates 24/7 Cheltenham mum "died" during labour due to medical condition After overcoming the ordeal, she also had to combat post-natal depression, post traumatic stress and panic attacks – dealing with the fact she would not be able to have more children. ...
How Is Postpartum Depression Treated?
... is postpartum depression treated? – Many new mothers battle with postpartum depression. Dr. Nehama Dresner explains how it is treated, and the effect it has on newborns. by Christiana Care Tracing roots in Dakota On her admissions paperwork, a doctor described her as “melancholic – no regard for child”. I suspect that she had what would now be considered a serious case of postpartum depression. Her official diagnosis is an archaic one: “manic depressive insanity”. Read more on Independent Online Read ...
Bridges to Recovery – Malibu Anxiety Treatment Center
... to Recovery – Malibu Anxiety Treatment Center – Postpartum depression a risk for young dads too Garfield hopes his new paper, which was published this week in the journal Pediatrics, will lead to earlier and more successful interventions and treatment for young men who may be at increased risk of clinical depression in the first several years of … Read more on UPI.com Read ...
Can Someone Give Me a “diagnosis”?
Question by Quinn: Can someone give me a “diagnosis”? I know I have to go to a real doctor to get an official diagnosis but I just want to know what people here think First off I’m a 13 year old female Sometimes I lose track of time like there will be hours or even days where I can’t remember a single thing, I can’t even remember waking up. Debuting that time my parents have told me I act unusually as if I’m younger (a lot younger such as five years old) or I just don’t talk at all. I know I have depression because I’ve been diagnosed with it but this is something different right? Read more... ...