3 Ways to Talk Yourself Out of a Bad Mood
Getting out of a bad mood is a skill like anything else in life - developing techniques and practicing them are key. So what are some ways to lift yourself up?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jonathan Fader, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help bad mood happiness strategies Source Type: news
Smiling Depression
Think you know what a depressed person always looks and acts like? You’d be surprised.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A Guest Blogger Tags: Depression functioning smiling suicide Source Type: news
Dog TV: A Pet Antidepressant
Americans spend a great deal on their pets. Much of it doesn't make a difference to the animal. Dog TV may sound frivolous, but it turns out to be sound.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Renee Garfinkel, Ph.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Depression Dog TV social animals Source Type: news
Ten Scientific Reasons Why You’re Feeling Depressed
We all have those “blah” days, but why do they happen and what can we do about them? The latest research studies show many potential culprits, ranging from the weather and hormones to brain chemistry, negative thinking, and lifestyle. Read on to find out more.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Health Neuroscience Stress hormones lifestyle Negative Thinking Source Type: news
An Anguished Choice to Help a Suffering Boy
Sending a beloved child to live away from home can truly be an act of love, paradoxical though that may seem to most parents.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Deborah Vlock, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Depression Education Parenting Source Type: news
Can Pets Help Us From Beyond the Grave?
Grieving the death of a pet can be a lonely process. Is loving a pet inherently a short-lived joy?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Krystine I. Batcho, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Memory Relationships Self-Help animals death family grief loss memories Pets stories Source Type: news
A Broken Mind Isn’t a Broken Person
I just watched Janine’s incredible TED Talk and wept with joy! After years of struggling with depression and many failed suicide attempts, confined in the seclusion room of a psychiatric ward, I realized that while mental illness can break my mind, and the mental health system can confine my body, there are no walls in this world that can contain my spirit. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gayathri Ramprasad, MBA, CPS Tags: Depression Health Source Type: news
Robin Williams' Painful Suicide
I have stayed away from speculations about Robin William’s suicide. I don’t know what pushed him over and neither do you. It is important however, to take note that he was taking two antidepressants. And he began taking Seroquel a week before he committed suicide.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Berezin, M.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Depression Personality Psychiatry Resilience Stress Source Type: news
Anticipating Holiday Angst? Six Ways to Prepare Yourself
Halloween's over and Thanksgiving is just weeks away. For some people, the feeling of dread is just beginning to settle in. How to prepare for the holidays emotionally, and get through what is, for some, the toughest season of the yearread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peg Streep Tags: Depression Relationships Christmas family dysfinction holidays managing emotions and thoughts mean mothers Thanksgiving unloved daughters Source Type: news
Unbroken Hope
Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner who was brutalized as a prisoner of war in Japan, teaches us the importance of hope in hopeless situations.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: William Irwin, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Depression Philosophy Resilience Camus existentialism hope Kierkegaard Louis Zamperini Unbroken Source Type: news
Surviving the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On April 20, 2009, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean Ltd resulted in the deaths of twenty oil workers and created a fireball that could be seen more than forty miles away. What followed was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. How have those living in affected areas been able to cope?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Health Resilience gulf of mexico oil spill therapy trauma Source Type: news
Can a Daily Dose of Mozart Squelch Depression?
I believe music heals inner wounds. Maybe the burdens we hefted would have been lighter if we’d only summoned melody, and harmony, and counterpoint, and the timbres and colors of all kinds of vocal expression, into our lives when we needed them most.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Deborah Vlock, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Depression Parenting music therapy Source Type: news
How to Stop Blaming Others—and Be Free and Powerful!
Blame can be defined as holding others responsible for our misfortunes. it may seem easy and convenient to blame others for our unhappiness, but in the long run we lose out. Here's how to let go of blame, and be free and powerful!read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Behavioral Economics Child Development Creativity Depression Education Environment Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Gender Happiness Health Intelligence Law and Crime Media Parenting Personali Source Type: news
Recognizing and treating the real pain of a breakup
Nomar* was in love. He had never been happier. He and his girlfriend Marissa* were talking about living together and eventually getting married. Suddenly, without warning, Marissa told him that it was over. Nomar went from disbelief to incredible pain. How could he ever heal? read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. Tags: Depression Happiness Relationships Resilience emotional injury heartbreak love neuroscience recovery repair Source Type: news
Trauma is Like a Horror Movie
If you’re in a horror movie and you act accordingly, your life is likely to remain a horror movie.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Karson, Ph.D., J.D. Tags: Depression Relationships Sleep Therapy Source Type: news
