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Apply the DSM4 Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder

Major depressive disorder, commonly referred to as depression, affects approximately 25 million people each year in the United States, according to th...

March 19, 2013

About Depression After Pregnancy

Depression that develops after pregnancy is commonly referred to as postpartum or postnatal depression. Approximately 15 percent of women develop pos...

March 19, 2013

Managing Severe Depression: Five 'Stupid Little Things'

When you are severely depressed, movement of any kind is difficult. Either it emotionally hurts to move or you have no motivation to do it, or both. A...

March 18, 2013

Working With Your Hands Can Heighten Your Mood

One more tool to consider putting in your coping-with-depression toolbox is the concept of doing meaningful activity with your hands. What that meanin...

March 14, 2013

Facts About Clinical Depression

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with clinical depression, you are not alone. Each year about 25 million Americans will suffer from an ep...

March 14, 2013

Mental Health Compassion In Action: Dorothea Dix

March is Women's History Month in the U.S. Dorothea Dix is one of history’s movers and shakers in the world of mental health. When Dix died in 1887, h...

March 11, 2013

Exposure to Depression Affects Our Antidepressant Attitude

When we participate in a situation through observation, we are experiencing the situation vicariously. Usually there are emotional responses to what w...

March 7, 2013

Better Sleep, Better Mood: Seven Good Sleep Habits

March 3 to 10 is National Sleep Awareness Week in the U.S. this year, and one of the symptoms of depression is difficulty sleeping. People may be unab...

March 4, 2013

Treat Depression with MAOI Medication

Depression is more than just feeling sad or blue every once in a while. Depression is a common, life-long condition that affects a person’s thoughts,...

March 1, 2013

Treat Depression with SSRI Medication

Every year, approximately 25 million people in the United States suffer from an episode of depression, according to the National Alliance of Mental Il...

February 28, 2013

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