The Doctor Battling Drink and Depression Will See You Now …

The doctor battling drink and depression will see you now …

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Each year hundreds of medics are treated for addiction and mental health issues, according to official statistics. But researchers investigating the issue say that this masks a much bigger problem, with thousands of doctors concealing their symptoms.
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Device using electric pulses helping long-term depression sufferers

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Most patients' depression goes into remission after the six-week treatment, research has shown, with some requiring repeated sessions. Afterward, patients can receive maintenance therapy in the form of therapy sessions. ECT is much more expensive than …
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Depression: Telling It Like It Is – I spent 9 years in and out of hospitals trying to get a handle on my major depression. Doctors didn’t seem to know what to do with me; I was medication resistant so they thought the next best thing would be ECT. I had so many ECTs, yet none of them worked only leaving me w/long-term memory loss. If it hadn’t been for the support of my husband and a new doctor who finally put me on the correct meds, I wouldn’t be working or capable of producing this video. My blog: “LIVING IN STIGMA” has been very successful. It is dedicated to the survivors of mental illnesses. cherished79.wordpress.com