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Phases and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

Friday, February 17th, 2006

There are a number of common types of phases that most people with bipolar disorder experience to one degree or another. The most commonly experienced type of bipolar disorder is one where the individual cycles ...

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Alcohol and Depression

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Alcoholism is a disorder that produces many similar signs and symptoms required for diagnosis of Major Depression. Although alcohol often initially causes a "good mood," alcohol is a depression-causing drug. While no studies have shown that ...

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Dealing with the Depths of Depression

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

"I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would be not one cheerful face on earth. Whether I shall ever be ...

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Strategies to Reduce Anxiety and Stress

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

There are many good techniques and resources for dealing with stress. Perhaps the most important fact is this: Nearly all the stress-related ...

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Fight or Flight

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Consider this stressful situation: At a meeting for which you have thoroughly prepared, the chair criticizes you and accuses you of failing ...

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Reducing Stress at Work

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Understanding the causes and effects of workplace stress is important to developing strategies for change. The critical component of any stress management program is the belief that alternatives exist. Feeling trapped and without choices, is ...

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In-Depth: Understanding Depression

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

If you fail an important examination, lose a job or lose a love, it is normal to feel depressed. If a close friend dies, it is also ...

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Being Alone Without Being Lonely

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

There is a great difference between being lonely and being alone. Many people are alone and lead happy lives. It may behoove us to study some of their traits, because many of us are likely ...

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Coping with the Loss of a Spouse

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Dealing with the loss of a spouse can be one of the most traumatic and stressful events in a person's life. This loss often occurs during a stage when many other changes are occurring. Children ...

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Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

One could argue that stress is bad and feel intuitively that it must be harmful to health. Then again, human beings have always been subject to stress. We evolved under stress that must have far ...

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Taking on Anxiety and the Irrational Fears in Your Life

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Next month Amy turns 49, but it's unlikely to be a happy birthday. Five years ago she had what she terms a breakdown—it was later diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder—and life has never been the ...

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Phases and Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

Alcohol and Depression

Dealing with the Depths of Depression

Strategies to Reduce Anxiety and Stress

Fight or Flight

Reducing Stress at Work

In-Depth: Understanding Depression

Being Alone Without Being Lonely

Coping with the Loss of a Spouse

Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

Taking on Anxiety and the Irrational Fears in Your Life

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