Warning signs, how to help and encouragement for parents. Content taken from an article written By Linda Parent & Medically reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH Childhood and teen depression is real and can be painful for both the youngster and the entire family. It is estimated that as many as 1 in 33 children and…
Join a Support Group! by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Publish Date: 2/2/2001 Abstract: Reprinted by permission from HelpHorizons.com, www.helphorizons.com In my last column, I discussed ideas and strategies for relieving loneliness. About 12 year ago, I began my studies of how people who experience troubling emotional symptoms like loneliness, anxiety, depression, mania and psychosis relieve these symptoms…
The American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in their April 12, 2011 policy statement Definition of Addiction (Long Version), “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.” The effects of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) on brain function have been quite clear for some time. The new definition brings…
But it would cost POSTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2011 BY EMILY BOLLER I got thinking the other day how different my life would’ve been if, as a toddler, beer would’ve been repeatedly put into my sippy cup. . . .and fake food & cigarettes would’ve been a negative stigma to even be around or touch….
http://wgnsradio.com/september-28th-2011-stacey-wessner-about-depression–cms-3512 Got the Blues? You Are Not Alone Ever feel like you are the only one who is sad in a world of happy people? Everyone experiences stress, sadness and anxiety from time to time – it’s part of life. These feelings often happen when you a lose a job, children move away from home,…
Mike Courtney Ph.D. & Stacey Wessner will be on WGNS tomorrow at 3:35pm discussing National Depression Screening Day, October 6th. Branches will be offering FREE & confidential depression screenings Thursday, October 6th from 10am – 2pm at Reeves-Sain Drug Store. You are not alone!
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