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• Mistaken for ADHD
  After reading this book I believe the title says it all: “Mistaken for ADHD.” The author, Dr. Frank Barnhill, attempts to help parents, teachers, social workers and doctors who deal with adolescents and young children ...
• Should You Consider Alternative Treatments for Anxiety Disorders?
  Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), ...
• Bipolar Disorder: Helping Your Loved One Manage a Manic Episode
  "Depression and bipolar disorder are often family diseases,” according to Psych Central associate editor and author ...
• Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter
  Dr. Deborah Serani's new book, Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter along the Path to Hope and Healing is a solid entry in the self-help depression book genre, once you get past the ...
• Brain Effects of General Anesthesia
  New research is shedding light on the effects of general anesthesia on the brain and the body. In the United States, nearly ...
• Managing the Painful Side Effects of Antidepressants
  For better or worse, one of the primary treatments of clinical depression -- antidepressants -- come with a host ...
• How Long Do Antidepressants Take to Work?
  A common treatment for clinical depression is a type of medication called an antidepressant. Antidepressants come in a ...
• How to Dispose of Unused or Expired Medications
  Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose ...
• The Naked Bird Watcher, The Snow Globe Journals, and To Walk on Eggshells
  Bipolar disorder is an isolating disease that is difficult to describe and almost impossible to understand from the outside. Its relentless ups and downs create a crushing defeat in the lives of both sufferers and ...
• Depression: New Medications On The Horizon
  With the advent of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) in the 1950s, ...
• Discontinuing Psychiatric Medications: What You Need to Know
  Many people have a dark view of medication withdrawal. They may have read or heard the scary stories about uncomfortable side ...
• SSRI Discontinuation or Withdrawal Syndrome
  After some people stop taking a type of antidepressant known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), they experience a variety of symptoms. ...
• Taking Antidepressants: Your Comprehensive Guide to Starting, Staying On, and Safely Quitting
  There are many myths and little information about taking antidepressants. There’s also no shortage of horror stories on the Internet from patients who’ve experienced a slew of serious health concerns. Then, there are the sensationalist ...
• Depression’s Links to Heart Disease
  Persistent depressive symptoms are common after angina, heart attack, or other heart problems. Depressive symptoms also are thought to increase the risk of further heart problems and mortality. Dr. Michael Rapp from St. Hedwig's Hospital, Berlin, and ...
• Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse
  This is a new and revised edition of Dr. Feureisen's previous book which includes comments, e-mails and letters to the original edition. The book seems geared primarily toward teenage girls but young adult women and ...
• The Buddha & The Borderline
  The Buddha & The Borderline, by writer, artist and advocate Kiera Van Gelder, exposes a regularly hushed-up topic: borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is shrouded in stigma. There’s little information about the disorder and, while ...
• My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness
  Schizophrenia affects one percent of the world population.  It is indiscriminate of race, gender, status, and wealth.  Contrary to popular belief, schizophrenia is not multiple personalities -- that’s Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder).  ...
• The Link Between Vaccines and Autism: True or False?
  Does vaccination increase the likelihood of autism? One hypothesis is that vaccination in general, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) virus live vaccine, and vaccines that contain mercury cause autism. Actress Jenny McCarthy is one of ...
• My Trip to the ER: Attention Must Be Paid
  I'm a psych patient. My primary diagnosis is bipolar II, but there’s a little anxiety, PTSD and other stuff ...
• Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
  Receiving a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) may seem devastating. There’s a lot of confusion about what BPD really means and ...
• Schizophrenia for Dummies
  Learning that a loved one has been diagnosed with schizophrenia can be extremely stressful and confusing. There can be many questions about the nature of the illness, treatment possibilities, and the prospects for recovery. Many ...
• Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression
  Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medication in the United States. But Dr. James S. Gordon questions the use of drugs to treat depression: This book will challenge the prevailing “medical model” of depression ...
• Depression For Dummies: A Reference For The Rest Of Us
  Laura L. Smith, Ph.D. and Charles H. Elliott, Ph.D. have a hit on their hands with the easy-to-understand guide to everything you ever wanted to know about depression but were afraid to ask, Depression for ...
• Conquering Depression in the Golden Years
  Chances are, at some point, you or someone you know will encounter a friend or family member who is a senior and struggling with or exhibiting signs of depression.  This is an illness that is ...
• Your Brain After Chemo: A Practical Guide to Lifting the Fog and Getting Back Your Focus
  For those who are preparing, experiencing, or just finishing chemotherapy and are interested in how the treatment may affect their brain, and for those who live with cancer survivors who suffer cognitive setback, this is ...