ADHD and Depression -- More Common Than Thought

"Thanks for Noticin' Me" says Eeyore. He walks slowly. He looks sad. He doesn't accomplish much. He's just glad to be noticed. This is Eeyore, the stuffed donkey who is so often in need of his tail being pinned back on. Eeyore is a good picture of life is like... Read More

Aspartame and Your Mental Health

In 1965, a chemist working to develop an ulcer drug accidentally discovered a substance 200 times sweeter than sugar. The FDA initially shunned this substance because it caused seizures and brain tumors in lab animals.In 1981, the FDA allowed this brain tumor and seizure-causing substance to begin both sweetening and... Read More

Recognizing Depression?s Warning Signs

Depression is a serious illness, not a harmless part of life. It is a complex disorder with a variety of causes. It is never caused by just one thing. It may be the result of a mix of factors, including genetic, chemical, physical, and sociological. It is also influenced by... Read More

Antidepressants: Control or Cure?

What's curious is that most of them will be on these drugs for life. Equally curious is that over seventy percent of people who stop taking them, for any length of time, will relapse into another painful episode of their illness.Something's rotten in Denmark. Because if these drugs are as... Read More

Change Your Life Forever with New Medical Breakthrough Treatment for Depression

With the next few weeks, the FDA is expected to issue its final approval of vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for chronic or recurrent depression. The approval of vagus nerve stimulation will be the first ever FDA approved long-term treatment option for the four million desperate Americans( and their... Read More

Depression is the Number One Cause of Disability in the United States

According to the World Health Organization, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the United States and other developed countries are mental disorders, including major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Approximately 23% of American adults each year have a diagnosable mental disorder and as many as 5.4% of... Read More

Stress and Depression are Killing Us!

A short generation ago, families could set their watch by the time the father got home from work each day. My dad always walked through the front door at precisely 6 PM and supper was served at 6:10. We'd all sit around the table discussing the events of the day... Read More

Eliminate The Belief That Your Illness Is Genetic

Many illnesses, emotional and otherwise, are often said to be genetic in origin. When one is told that their particular problem is of a genetic nature it often leaves them feeling helpless since, to date, the idea of reversing something that is stored deep within one's structural DNA, which exists... Read More

Anxiety and Depression Treatment - 5 Tips for Beating Depression

Everyone has days when they are down, worn out and just not feeling all that happy.That's OK, you need to have days like this, otherwise how would you know when you are happy. You need to have something to contrast your happiness with. What is black without white?Even though you... Read More

Reclaiming Your Life From Anxiety Symptoms

Only somebody who has lived with anxiety ? as either a sufferer or a carer ? knows how devastating it can be. The affect can be seen and felt across every aspect of your life for years and years.So how does anxiety make you withdraw from life?Basically, people with anxiety... Read More

Raise Your Feeling Frequency with a Loving Smile

In every moment of our life we have the choice to think any thought we like. Sometimes we forget that we have the freedom to choose what we think in any moment. It does not matter what is happening in our life and what we are surrounded by.We can choose... Read More

Depression: Based on a True Story

"Ring, ring." The crisis operator answers the phone to a woman pleading to let her daughter know that she loves her. The woman spent her day writing letters to friends and loved ones, expressing her thoughts and emotions. From the loaded gun on the table to the rope hanging from... Read More

Quick Steps To Reduce Your Worries

Looking for a way to reduce the amount of worrying you do?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and TV show host, who specializes in quick tips on how to move your life ahead even faster, offers the following advice.First most worries don't stand up to close scrutiny, so write down... Read More

How to Uncover the Reason You Cant Sleep Tonight

If you are like me ...you love your sleep!Sleep deprivation has numerous positive but also negative effects. It may break our sleep neurons due to long times of sleeplessness causing malfunction. This will result in bad conduct or bad interaction or bad speech towards others.Studies also illustrate that people deprived... Read More

Depression Keeps 19 Million Adults From Being Productive

Approximately 19 million American adult workers allow depression to limit their productivity. According to the American Medical Women's Association, this includes 5 million women, many of whom will quit or loss their jobs directly due to the depression.Symptoms of depression include emotional elements such as restlessness or loss of pleasure,... Read More

Fighting Depression by Restoring Your Routines

When we have depression, one of the things we drop from our lives is a routine. Most humans need routine as it adds structure to our lives. During bouts of depression we find it hard to go about our daily lives with a sense of purpose and direction. Restoring your... Read More

Depression: What It Is and What You Can Do About It

There are three basic ways to treat depression: psychotherapy, self-help, and medication. Many people respond best to a combination of two or more methods.Psychotherapy: Exploring one's beliefs and ways of thinking, and learning new ways of thinking and behaving, with the guidance of a professional. Self-help: Exploring one's beliefs and... Read More

FDA Approves Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment for Depression

On July 15th, 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approved vagus nerve stimulation "for the adjunctive long-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients 18 years of age or older..". This approval concludes the formal seven year study of vagus nerve stimulation and depression.It is impossible to express... Read More

I?m Not Depressed; I?ve Just Been Having A Lousy Conversation With Myself

Not long ago, I attended a mastermind group. During the meeting, one of the women went into a litany about how terrible things had been in the past few weeks and how depressed she felt as a result. Inspired, I rose from my seat and told her, "You're not depressed,... Read More

Mental Health Stigma ? What Can We Do About It?

What is Stigma? Stigma is the use of stereotypes and labels when describing someone, and it is often attached to people who suffer from mental health issues. We don't fully understand how the brain works yet, but one thing we DO know is that it is an organ. Yet our... Read More

Psychiatrist Begin Training About Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression

The manufacturer of the vagus nerve stimulator has begun face-to face meetings with psychiatrists nationwide to educate them about vagus nerve stimulation therapy, how it works and for whom this treatment is indicated. It is very important that both you and your psychiatrist fully understand vagus nerve stimulation therapy so... Read More

When Your Mind Develops A Mind Of Its Own

We've all been there? One minute your listening intently as your mother in law tells you for the tenth time about the people she met on her recent holiday? or to the boss as he delivers a presentation on improving productivity levels (yawn!)One minute you're listening? the next you're planning... Read More

5 Surefire Tips to Beat Depression Now

Being lonely is a normal part of our everyday lives... We get sad when we fail in our exams, when we're rejected by the person we love, or when someone very close to us passes away.Depression, however, could be more fatal than just plain loneliness and sadness, it could render... Read More

Tips to Beat Depression

We all have days when we are down, worn out and just not feeling all that happy.That's okay. You need to have days like this, otherwise how would you know when you are happy? You appreciate your good days even more when you have the occasional bad day for contrast.... Read More

Do Natural Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Supplements Really Work?

Unfortunately, millions of Americans currently suffer from the debilitating effects of stress, anxiety, and depression. In the pharmaceutical industry, anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants are among the best-selling medications on the market.The everyday stressors faced by Americans have simply become too much for many to bear, and reasonably so. In recent... Read More

guardian.co.uk
Teenage Depression is at the Heart of the Movie
ABC News
The film is energized by amazing action sequences, special effects and Pattinson's stunningly good looks, but teenage depression is at the heart of the ...
New Moon: Five reasons the movie beats the bookDallas Morning News
'Twilight' fans approve of 'New Moon' filmManila Bulletin
Kevin Carr's Weekly Report Card for 11.20.09Film School Rejects (blog)
University News (subscription) -Examiner.com -FEARnet.com
all 4,926 news articles »

Los Angeles Times
Baseball attendance drops 6.7 percent
The Daily News Online
Selig said final figures for this year are still being calculated and everyone is living in the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression. ...
Baseball still faces tough economy: commissionerReuters

all 459 news articles »

PhysOrg.com
Child asthma, mother's depression linked
United Press International
20 (UPI) -- Maternal depression may aggravate a child's asthma but how often a child had symptoms did not seem to affect the mother's symptoms, ...
Maternal depression may aggravate childhood asthmaTimes of India

all 26 news articles »

CBC.ca
Woman Loses Sick-Leave Benefits for Depression Thanks to Facebook Pics
PsychCentral.com
Nathalie Blanchard, a 29-year-old IBM employee from Quebec, took a long-term sick leave from her job after being diagnosed with major depression. ...
Facebook Photos Cause Woman to Lose InsuranceMyFox Phoenix
Woman loses sick pay over Facebook photosCanada.com
Insurers using Facebook to investigate claimantsV3.co.uk
E Canada Now -The Next Web
all 49 news articles »

Trying to define binge eating disorder
Los Angeles Times
Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. ...

and more »

New York Daily News
Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect
The Associated Press
A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, ...
Troubled Teen Faces Gruesome ChargesCourthouse News Service
Teen has history of mental health issuesJefferson City News Tribune
Prosecutor: '... We will seek an adult-like punishment'Fulton Sun

all 956 news articles »

Times Online
Little hope of depression lifting as England head into match with All Blacks
Times Online
For what it is worth, and Martin Johnson is not one to concern himself with statistics, should England lose to New Zealand at Twickenham this afternoon then ...

and more »

Books about civil war, Great Depression win Cdn Children's Literature Awards
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Books about civil war and the Great Depression have won Canadian Children's Literature Awards. "The Bite of the Mango," written by Mariatu Kamara ...

and more »

Why Grandma Should Get Online
FOXNews
Hence, they are less susceptible to depression. "Considering that depression costs the US economy about $100 billion annually, Internet use for the elderly ...

and more »

Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County Museum of Art is hard hit by recession
Los Angeles Times
... nearly a quarter of its value during its 2008-09 fiscal year, which coincided with the worst worldwide financial debacle since the Great Depression. ...

and more »

Watch Online Video

How to Overcome Anxiety and Take Repossession of Your Life!