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Archive for February, 2009

How Indifference Can Kill a Relationship

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Sometimes the killer of relationships isn't a lack of trust, a lack of communication or arguing with your significant other. It's simple indifference. A relationship can survive most things if both people involved in it are ...

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Mad As Hell: Anger and the Economy

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Part One in a series of four posts on anger and the economy. Part Two was published Monday, March 2. There’s a lot to be angry about these days. ➢ My retirement fund is gone ...

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Lexapro Maker Accused of Fraud

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Yet another story about a drug maker getting into trouble for its off-label marketing practices for a psychiatric medication, this time to children and teens. The drugs? Lexapro and its older sibling, Celexa. The manufacturer ...

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Introducing Anxiety & OCD Exposed!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

You asked, we answered. Introducing our newest blog, Anxiety & OCD Exposed! Anxiety and OCD Exposed is written by the authors of a series of "Dummies" books on mental health concerns, including the one ...

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10 Ways to Make Friends

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a village -- at best a supportive community, and ...

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Green Foods for Your Mental Health

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Midweek Mental Greening In these times of uber eco-consciousness, lots of people are more willing than ever to grab a tree and give it a squeeze. Many of us have ...

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The Connection Between Mental & Physical Health

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Every so often, I'm reminded of the plain truth that many people still do not "get" that your body's physical health is interconnected and cannot be separated from your body's mental health. One affects the ...

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Suicide: When It Hurts Too Much To Live

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

What happens when it hurts too much to live? Can it really be too painful to live one more moment with emptiness, depression, and despair? Yes, for ...

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The Psychology of Twitter

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Twitter is a social networking application that does only one thing -- allows the mutual sharing of 140 character communications (called "tweets"). Why the ...

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Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Can Improve Care

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

There's usually a canyon-sized gap between what researchers find in their studies and what goes on in clinical practice, otherwise known as "the real world." One of those differences is the simple act of measurement. ...

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8 Ways to Help Your Bipolar Loved One Cope

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Depression and bipolar disorder are often family diseases. Everyone sharing a kitchen and a bathroom is affected. In fact, in his book "Understanding Depression," J. Raymond DePaulo Jr., M.D., writes that "depression ... has ...

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