depression

Ernest Hemingway: How Mental Illness Plagued Writer & Family

A FAREWELL TO SANITY –  April 1, 2021 - He also had a fraught relationship with his mother, who dressed…

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‘Jackass’ team ‘tortured’ me with 90-day rehab stint’ says: Bam Margera

WATCH – 18 DIFFERENT JAGGED LITTLE PILLS –  April 2, 2021 - “What’s the point of a $5 million contract…

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The Rise of Therapy-Speak

“HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?” –  March 26, 2021 - Perhaps the language of mental health is burgeoning because actual…

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Lockdown Weight Gain Is Real

“QUARANTON”? –  March 22, 2021 - Good thing stretchy pants aren’t visible on Zoom. For many Americans, buttoning one’s jeans…

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Why Is Online Shopping So Addictive?

SHOP ’TIL YOU CAN’T STOP –  March 25, 2021 - The pleasure of acquiring superfluous shoes and kitchenware is, predictably,…

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‘I would have DIED from the drink’: Former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll

A NEW GOAL –  March 25, 2021 - ‘I would have to fight very hard sitting in the house. I…

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Antidepressants Still Linked to Increased Suicide Risk

TO THE END? –  March 15, 2021 - According to Hengartner et al., the last meta-analysis that included observational studies…

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Red Oak Recovery Completes Sixth Year Dual Diagnosis Research Study

MORE THAN JUST THE 12 STEPS –  MAR. 16, 2021 - Red Oak Recovery® and The Willows at Red Oak…

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“Prescription for Sorrow”

BOOK REVIEW –  Feb. 23, 2021 - Hahn starts at the beginning.  Emil Fischer of the University of Strasbourg synthesized…

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The World’s A Little Blurry – REVIEW

LOVING BILLIE EILISH –  March 18, 2021 -  “I don’t get it,” I yelled into my sister’s ear through throngs…

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Heroic Artist Battles the Stigma of Being Mentally Ill

WATCH – THROWING OFF THE STRAITJACKET –  March 17, 2021 - As I lurked on Facebook, chatting with various peer…

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Meghan Markle’s mental health struggles echo Princess Diana’s experience

A “ROYAL” FAMILY MATTER –  March 11, 2021 - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey first…

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A Counterintuitive Way to Cheer Up

PUT ON A HAPPY FACE –  March 4, 2021 - Few of us want our negative moods to drag others…

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18 Films That Explore Mental Illness

REEL RECOVERY MOVIES FOR ALL –  Feb. 25, 2021 - And while mental illness still holds far too significant of…

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Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern

HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS –  Feb. 27, 2021 - Pediatricians and adolescent health experts have cautioned for months that the…

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Kim Novak: ‘I inherited mental illness from my father, but the rape must have added to it’

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF STARDOM –  Feb. 18,2021 -  In the early 2000s, Novak was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.…

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What Happens When You Mix Antidepressants with Recreational Drugs?

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME ... OR ANYWHERE –  Feb. 9, 2021 - When Emily, 22, was first prescribed antidepressants…

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Denver Successfully Used Mental Health Pros, NOT Police

NURSES NOT NIGHTSTICKS –  Feb. 6, 2021 - Denver police responded to nearly 95,000 incidents over the same period, suggesting…

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Inside Billie Piper’s Mind

A COMPLICATED PLACE –  Feb. 4, 2021 - I’m 34 but this feeling isn’t unfamiliar; this spiralling soothed by the…

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‘It’s Pandemic Within a Pandemic’

WATCH – YET, THERE IS SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR –  Feb. 4, 2021 - They say increased isolation and…

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Has Society Turned Its Back on Mothers?

IT’S OK, WE’VE GOT EYES IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS –  February 4, 2021 - And yet, the more…

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Lost Touch: How Year Without Hugs Affects You

PRIMITIVE NEED NOT BEING MET –  Jan. 25, 2021 - Nina Smith is 40, and lives alone in south London.…

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How Bad IS Quarantine for my Body?

TRY BENDING OVER –   January 22, 2021 - ...Leah Whigman, associate professor at UTHealth School of Public Health in…

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Therapist Puts New Face on Alcoholism

Not Without Blemishes –   Jan. 13, 2021 - “Since the onset of COVID, alcohol use skyrocketed as a coping…

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Sober Stars Step Into Spotlight Amid “Dry January” Focus

Abstinence Becomes Them –   Jan. 13, 2021 - Helping smack down that notion is Danny Trejo who, at 52…

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Excessive Drinking During Covid Hits Women Harder

LISTEN – Women Suffer More –  January 14, 2021 - From the earliest days of the pandemic, social media has…

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Prozac Withdrawal, Side Effects, Addiction and Treatment

Read the fine print –   Jan. 2, 2021 - Alternative to Meds Center been tackling antidepressant withdrawal for over…

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Addiction Risk Rises For Female Employees

But not wages –   Jan. 7, 2021 - The findings “reinforce the complex and bidirectional relationship between physical and…

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Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’

From across the pond... –   Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health…

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Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

LISTEN – RIP Cady Groves –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Groves had a difficult upbringing, losing two older brothers to…

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