December 28, 2018

When medication fails to ease the symptoms of clinical depression, there are other options to try. Brain stimulation techniques such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),...

December 26, 2018

November 30, 2018

December: the end of another amazing year all wrapped up in Holiday celebrations, merriment, good cheer, New Year’s resolutions, and reflections. Many people take...

November 30, 2018

We all know that gratitude is a good thing, but here’s a fact that might surprise you: gratitude is good for your body. The...

November 30, 2018

September 27, 2018

I’m not sure why more psychiatrists don’t first test for nutritional deficiencies before dispensing Zoloft or Prozac, and especially antipsychotics like Seroquel and Zyprexa....

July 1, 2015

Though the hallmark symptoms of depression are emotional (such as feelings of sadness and hopelessness), depression may also come with physical symptoms, including nausea, diarrhea,...

April 1, 2015

Dogs, of course, are good for depression. Both of my dogs have helped me with my moods more than I thought was capable of things...

October 31, 2014

A person doesn’t have to have Parkinson’s to become depressed. From a survey taken in 2005 it indicated that about 6.7 percent of U.S....

May 1, 2013

People like boxing legend Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox have helped to deepen the understanding of Parkinson’s disease as a movement disorder....

January 16, 2012

CAREGIVER BURNOUT HAS YOUR ATTITUDE CHANGED?  Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion AND Is often accompanied by a change in...