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The Problem of Now in Recovery from Depression
Some Rights Reserved by monkeytime at Flickr For a long time, I found it hard to relate to the idea of living in the present moment as a method of recovery from depression. The present never seemed all that attractive when I felt smothered by its darkness...
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Tue, Jun 08 2010 2:06 PM
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Patterns of Recovery from Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Some Rights Reserved by Guanatos Gwyn at Flickr My mother survived two heart attacks but died twice before her death. That’s the way she saw it. Her heart stopped both times, but she fought her way back. The second heart-stopping attack occurred during...
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Wed, May 26 2010 12:05 PM
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Health Central Post on Treatments for PTSD and Depression
Some Rights Reserved by carlotardani at Flickr My new post at Health Central describes some of the alternative treatments the military is now experimenting with – all of them aiming at short-term alleviation of major symptoms. I’ve contrasted...
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Sun, May 16 2010 11:55 AM
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Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression
Video made available by Ironzeal This video is a short preview of one of the best films on depression I’ve seen. Broadcast originally on PBS last fall, The Misunderstood Epidemic is being shown again on a varying schedule around the country. If...
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Mon, May 10 2010 7:12 PM
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Growing Up with Fear and Depression
Some Rights Reserved by D Sharon Pruitt at Flickr I’ve always wondered why the stories of veterans with PTSD, like those I’ve been reading for the recent posts here and at Health Central, have always resonated so deeply. I have nothing close...
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Fri, May 07 2010 9:42 PM
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At Health Central: More on PTSD, Veterans’ Families and Suicide
This new post on Health Central brings together stories told by several spouses of veterans with combat PTSD about family life dominated by this complicated illness. In the videos of the previous post here, two of these spouses talked frankly about how...
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Sun, May 02 2010 9:50 AM
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The Effect of PTSD on the Families of Combat Veterans
These two videos convey a sense of what’s it’s like to live with a veteran suffering from combat-related PTSD. The first briefly profiles a family portrayed at greater length in the film, This Emotional Life, shown on PBS earlier this year...
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Tue, Apr 27 2010 2:30 PM
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A New Post at Health Central on Combat Trauma and PTSD
Some Rights Reserved by Will Lion at Flickr I’ve published a new post at Health Central, the second in a series on depression and related problems among veterans. This one looks at PTSD from the perspective of soldiers who’ve been through...
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Sat, Apr 24 2010 2:50 PM
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Depression Therapy: Lonely Talk in a Crowded Room
Some Rights Reserved by M@nuDia at Flickr Therapy for depression usually meant talking about the world I was seeing, the thoughts I had, the pain I felt, the judgments about me I projected onto others – all me, all the time. Once, I was talking...
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Tue, Apr 13 2010 10:30 AM
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Why Writing Can Help Heal Depression – 2
Some Rights Reserved by lagiuspo at Flickr As I discussed in this earlier post, writing has helped heal the depression that dominated decades of my life. That post reviewed James Pennebaker’s research, as summarized in Opening Up, but said little...
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Mon, Apr 05 2010 9:08 PM
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New Post at Health Central on Fighting Stigma
Some Rights Reserved by jef_safi at Flickr I’ve published at Health Central’s MyDepressionConnection.com called Fighting Stigma in the Military and the Stigma Within. I’ve tried to link the stigma anyone with a mood disorder can encounter...
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Fri, Apr 02 2010 6:01 PM
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Terrence Real on Depression, Self-Esteem & The Relationship Grid
Film clip courtesy of Changing Our Minds, a film about depression. I keep looking for Terrence Real videos with little success. This one, an excerpt from Changing Our Minds, a film about depression, is by far the best, though much too brief. (I believe...
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Wed, Mar 24 2010 8:58 AM
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Terrence Real
Why Writing Can Help Heal Depression – 1
Some Rights Reserved by jamelah at Flickr The subtitle of Storied Mind is Writing to Recover Life from Depression, and I’ve often wondered why it is that writing down my experiences could be so helpful in recovery. When I was just starting this...
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Tue, Mar 16 2010 1:02 PM
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Depression Is a Creative Force in Human Evolution?
Some Rights Reserved by gutter at Flickr. What is it about depression that draws people to search for the benefits it brings to its lucky victims? Since I’ve been writing this blog, many writers have had great success with books and articles describing...
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Fri, Mar 05 2010 2:05 PM
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The Draft Revisions for DSM-5: Dimensional Assessment
Some Rights Reserved by Onkel_Wart at Flickr Like many, I’ve been worried that the revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the source for all our diagnoses, could lead to what’s been called the medicalization of...
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Tue, Feb 23 2010 9:56 PM
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