Surprise in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Guidelines
Unexpectedly, the AACAP bipolar disorder guidelines were published next to a sharply critical commentary
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Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stuart L. Kaplan, M.D. Tags: Child Development Depression Psychiatry Therapy adolescent bipolar disorder childhood bipolar disorder psychiatric guidelines Source Type: news
The Opportunity of “The Magic Quarter Second”
The Buddha taught that to be free—not identified with or possessed by thoughts or feelings—we need to investigate each and every part of our experience with an intimate and mindful attention. The first step is pausing, making use of the magic quarter second, and the second, choosing to be present with our moment-to-moment experience.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tara Brach, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Depression Happiness Memory Neuroscience Relationships Resilience Self-Help Spirituality beliefs emotional pain inner dialogue love meditation neurons presence Source Type: news
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Mentally strong people know that good habits aren't enough. You also have to avoid the bad habits that could hold you back from reaching your full potential. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amy Morin Tags: Depression Happiness Resilience Self-Help habits mental strength mentally strong mentally strong people Source Type: news
How to Face Suffering
How to find consolation in moments of despairread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheila Kohler Tags: Depression Happiness Source Type: news
Loneliness, Chronic Illness, and Growing Older
A new research study published in the journal Health Psychology presents the results of an eight-year longitudinal study looking at the link between chronic illness and feelings of loneliness in older adults. Not surprisingly, chronic loneliness was highest for older adults with a history of health problems. How can they learn to cope with feeling isolated?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Depression Social Life coping loneliness Source Type: news
The Crisis of Confidence in Medical Research
Randomized placebo controlled studies have been the gold standard in medical research, but some believe they have been so corrupted by Pharma that they cannot be trusted.
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Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Allen J. Frances, M.D. Tags: Depression Ethics and Morality Health Psychiatry Bad Science clinical trials Conflict of interest Pharma Randomized placebo controlled study rct Source Type: news
Does Your Personality Predispose You to the Winter Blues?
With winter in the northern climes comes an increase in the risk of developing Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. Short of a diagnosable disorder, others experience the winter blues. As it turns out, it’s not only the cold or the reduction in daylight, but personality may also play a key role.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Personality Self-Help coping Light Therapy neuroticism openness to experience SADS seasonal affective disorder tips winter blues Source Type: news
The Loneliness of January
Sitting with a companion like Rachmaninoff can make our lonely moments less lonely.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rictor Noren Tags: Depression Happiness Resilience Source Type: news
Optimism Is Good For Your Heart
A new study from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found that people who are optimistic have significantly better cardiovascular health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher Bergland Tags: Depression Happiness Health Stress Source Type: news
Can Mindfulness Meditation Really Reduce Pain and Suffering?
Recent clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can reduce pain and suffering by 90 percent. This three week course by bestselling Mindfulness author Dr Danny Penman shows you how to begin.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Danny Penman, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Depression Health Stress anxiety chronic pain irritability irritable bowel syndrome Lifestyle News meditation mindfulness sleep The Third Metric wellbeing Source Type: news
Five Tricks to Beating Winter Depression
The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder. Are you getting more depressed? Learn how to identify the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, and apply these five simple tricks to shake the winter blues. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 7, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Environment Happiness Resilience Dr. Gregory Jantz Dr. Jantz Light Therapy sad seasonal affective disorder the center the center a place of hope winter blues winter depression Source Type: news
Smiling Again with Laughing Gas
And so, maybe it is time to look at what we already have: Although ketamine has gained interest in recent years as a rapidly acting potential therapy for treatment refractory depression, researchers say an even better option may lie in another well-known agent with a similar mechanism of action ― nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas. (Image from Google.)read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Borigini, M.D. Tags: Depression Health Psychiatry Self-Help chronic pain chronic pain psychology today laughing gas major depression nitrous oxide overcoming pain treatment refractory depression Source Type: news
Why Do We Love Sad Songs?
Happy music can elevate our mood and share our joy. So why would we risk losing our good mood by listening to sad music?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Krystine I. Batcho, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Memory Resilience mood music music-evoked emotion nostalgia sad songs Source Type: news
Wrangling with Betrayal
There are various ways we may feel betrayed. As our sense of reality is undermined, our ability to trust our instincts, and thus ourselves, is lost.
Healing from betrayal means learning to trust our experience and choices again--and allowing ourselves to experience various stages of grieving that accompany loss.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Amodeo, PhD, MFT Tags: Depression Relationships Self-Help Spirituality betrayal broken trust emotional healing emotional pain grief hatred infidelity Self-Betrayal self-compassion vengeance Source Type: news
Are You Practical, or Romantic?
Does he say weird things at the most inopportune times?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - January 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Donna Barstow Tags: Depression Happiness Procrastination Relationships bad one-liners how not to be romantic obsession with death ruining the moment seizing the moment turning your partner off Source Type: news
