Taking antidepressant medication does not mean you will not feel bad. It’s important to have reasonable expectations of how you should feel on an antidepressant medication. Depression medication corrects a chemical imbalance responsible for the typical depressed symptoms. Some of these symptoms include a depressed mood, appetite changes, poor sleep (too much or too little), […]
Depression Twice as Likely to Strike Women
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer major depression, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Analyzing the most recent research on women’s mental health issues, the report, Action Steps for Improving Women’s Mental Health, examines the role gender plans in treating and coping with […]
Routine Depression Screening Advised for Teens
With more than two million U.S. teens affected by depression, an influential medical panel is urging physicians to routinely screen their teen patients for depression. According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed blue-ribbon group of medical experts that sets health guidelines for doctors on a wide range of health issues, most depressed […]
Psychotherapy Can Achieve Positive, Lasting Change
“The changes we practice become our nature.” That sentiment is at the core of the problem-oriented approach to psychotherapy used by Atlanta psychiatrist Dr. Tracey Marks to help her patients find workable and lasting solutions to life’s challenges. Emphasizing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy, Dr. Marks provides her patients with the support they need to […]
Psychology Plays Role in When You File Taxes
Today’s the day Americans pay the piper. April 15. The last day to pay your income taxes. Whether you filed your taxes weeks ago or plan to join the last minute queue at your local post office is as much a function of psychology as finances. Financial experts say individual cash flow and return expectations govern […]
Is Lack of Sleep Making Us Crazy?
“Economic insomnia” is one more complication of America’s financial meltdown, and psychiatric experts warn that it could be making us crazy. People are losing sleep worrying about job loss, foreclosure and bankruptcy. The longer the recession continues, the greater the chance that the financial boogeyman will creep out of the closet and steal away our […]