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New Manic Depression Drug Gives Hope

November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

  Image via Wikipedia   Manic depression, or bipolar disorder, is getting more and more common in today’s societies. Treatments are tried and kept or tossed out after studies are proved or disproved, and now there’s a new medicine on the market to treat the disorder. Lithium has been the treatment of choice, however, it [...]

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4 Career Perks of Nurses

July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Every career field comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. While some choices have more disadvantages than advantages, there are career choices that have many, many perks and benefits. One of those career choices is nursing. A career as a nurse can be stressful and hectic. To an outsider, a nursing career may appear to [...]

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How to Stay on the Non-Depressed Wagon

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Image by Leo Reynolds via Flickr When an alcoholic slips and begins to drink again they call it falling off the wagon. In a similar vein to this, a person can also fall off the wagon with regard to being depressed. Depression isn’t alcoholism, but some of their symptoms are similar in nature. Both tend [...]

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Stopping Depression in the First Place

July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Depression is one of the worst illnesses on the face of the planet. Unfortunately, to a lot of people it just seems like regular sadness. When you’re depressed, less sensitive people will tell you to stop being “emo,” not because they don’t care about you but because they really don’t understand the [...]

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Is Medication a Good Thing?

July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Our world has allowed the obsession with medication to get a little out of hand. While some people require medicines to function properly, far too often doctors simply prescribe something because they can think of no better way to handle any given problem. Some problems can’t be solved with just a pill [...]

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5 Things to Look for When Choosing Pediatrician

June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

There are many milestones during the stages of pregnancy and many tend to focus on the ‘photo op’ moments. The first ultrasound, pictures of the growing belly and shower invitations are never overlooked. Many women do not realize that choosing a pediatrician is one of the biggest decisions they make during their last trimester. Taking [...]

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Are you Bipolar? Here are Some Symptoms

June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

  Image via Wikipedia   Bipolar disorder or depression is a serious malady that must be treated. Suicide is high among people with this disorder and symptoms are obvious, severe, disabling depression with episodes of manic happiness or energy. It’s worse than just feeling down and then feeling better; it’s more like suicidal roller coaster.  [...]

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Rapid Cycling is Just one Aspect of Bipolar Disorder

June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

  Image via Wikipedia   Rapid cycling is a form of bipolar disorder that causes symptoms to range from very low emotional changes to a quick-firing of the emotions that runs the gamut from high moods to low moods. Doctors consider four or more episodes in any 12 month period to be rapid cycling, although [...]

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How To Help Someone Through Depression

June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

  Image via Wikipedia When a loved one is suffering from depression, your first thought is how do you help them? You need to know the right things to say and do however, or else you may just make it worse. To help someone with depression, the first thing you should do is study depression. [...]

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The Difference Between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist

May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

For many people, the idea of a psychologist or a psychiatrist brings the same image to mind. This is a person that can help patients with any type of mental condition or disorder that needs to be addressed. However, technically, the two cannot be used interchangeably. These are two very different professions within the scheme [...]

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