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Talking to Your DoctorHow well you and your doctor talk to each other is one of the most important parts of getting good health care. But talking to your doctor isn’t always easy. It takes time and effort on your part aswell as your doctor’s. To prepare for your appointment, …

There are several types of depressive disorders. Major depression: Severe symptoms that interfere with the ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy life. An episode can occur only once in a person’s lifetime, but more often, a person has several episodes. Persistent depressive disorder: A depressed mood that lasts …

Depression is treatableMy daily routine was shot. I didn’t have the energy to do anything. I got up because the dog had to be walked and my wife needed to go to work. The day would go by, and I didn’t know where it went. I wanted to get back …

Having depression for a long period of time is not a normal part of growing older. Most older adults feel satisfied with their lives, despite having more illnesses or physical problems. But depression in olderadults may be difficult to recognize because they may show different, less obvious symptoms. Sometimes older …

The fact that depression is more common among women than men has been thoroughlydocumented, but it is important to go beyond this basic epidemiologic finding and ask why. Empirically, this question translates first to asking under what conditions are women moredepressed, and whether there are conditions under which women are …

What is depression?Everyone feels down or sad sometimes, but these feelings usually pass after a few days.When you havedepression, you have trouble with daily life for weeks at a time. Depression is a serious illness that needs treatment. If left untreated, depression can lead tosuicide. Anxiety and Family Therapy Anxiety …

Definitions of anxiety Bearing in mind that there is still no single definition of anxiety, let’s now look at a couple of helpful attempts. The first comes from the DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), a standard resource for mental health professionals compiled by the American Psychiatric …

Anxiety and the Problem of Comorbidity Over the last several decades clinical research on anxiety has recognized that the older term “anxiety neurosis” had limited heuristic value. Most theories and research on anxiety now recognize that there are a number of specific subtypes of anxiety that cluster under the rubric …

Anxiety Anxiety is ubiquitous to the human condition. From the beginning of recorded history, philosophers, religious leaders, scholars, and more recently physicians as well as social and medical scientists have attempted to unravel the mysteries of anxiety andto develop interventions that would effectively deal with this pervasive and troubling condition …

What Is Depression? Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care …