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 Self Help eBook. This eBook and BONUS Audio eBook and relaxation, meditation tracks, will help you break the cycle of depressive episodes. Worth checking out.
My New Life -
Treating Depression
Meditation, psychic abilities, past life regression are alternative ways of understanding our life. A meditation course is offered.....
World of Alternatives
Natural anxiety, depression and stress relief are offered here with an easy to follow program .....
Conquering Stress
Another easy to follow,
step-by-step, roadmap for
beating depression no matter what
your past experience........
Depression Recovery
Eliminate Chronic anxiety and scary panic attacks in literaly a matter of seconds ....
Chronic Anxiety
If you are finding medication for depression is not really helping this could work for you......
Healing Depression
Information to help overcome OCD, phobia, panic attacks, depression and fear of rejection, from an ex-sufferer's point of view.....
The Root Cause
Cope effectively with depression, anxiety, and other life problems using this step by step guide...
Transform Your Life
To listen is the key. Your body communicates with you through feelings. The key to happiness is to understand what you feel and correctly act on these feelings.
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Learning how to let go of feeling low or down, despair, black moods and emotional overload can definately benefit us.....
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Writeen by a psychologist, this article talks of the need to take ACTION as well as change the way you THINK. Without ACTION depression will return.
Take ACTION now
Could depression be a 'friend' telling you how to feel and what needs to change? Depression a 'friend'?
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Anxiety management is a life-long process. Learn from an Anxiety disorder patient about how to deal with 50 of the most stressful situations in your life right now.
Beating Anxiety
If you could make more money would that make you happier? If you said yes this article has a way of doing it!
Tough time money
Depression is not the easiest thing to identify. Here's more insight....
Understand Depression
Depression and low self esteem can go together. Learn more about the link....
Low Self Esteem
Heard of Neuro Linguistic Programming? Like to know more?...
NLP
...and more on NLP
3 Pillars of NLP
This site offers a range of web pages with information on how to achieve total health.
Achieve Total Health
Here's a smorgosborg of depression web site links
This site has an extensive range of articles on depression...................... Articles On Depression |
Psychotic Disorder due to a General Medical Comdition
Usually these disorders involve hallucinations or delusions that are very prominent. These are thought to be produced by the underlying medical illness that leads to a physiological change of the brain metabolism to cause these symptoms.
Common such underlying medical conditions are: thyroid disease with too much or too little thyroid hormone production; brain tumor; stroke; infection of central nervous system; epilepsy; liver or kidney disease; systemic lupus erythematosus with central nervous system involvement; severe fluid and electrolyte disturbances; metabolic conditions affecting blood sugar or oxygen content of the blood. There are more, but these illustrate the point. For instance, in temporal lobe epilepsy it is common to have the occasional patient develop religious delusions.
Other hallucinations associated with temporal lobe epilepsy are olfactory hallucinations such as smelling burning rubber or other unpleasant smells. In some patients the medical diagnosis is known and the hallucinations develop subsequently. In other patients the hallucinations are the first clue that there may be an underlying medical condition. If the psychotic condition starts at an age atypical for a psychotic disorder and visual or olfactory hallucinations are present, the clinician must think about a medical condition (or hidden drug abuse) that may cause these symptoms.
Treatment is directed at normalizing the underlying medical condition.
References:
1. Dr. David Burns: "Feeling good --The new mood therapy", Avon Books, New York,1992.
2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, (DSM-IV),American Psychiatric Association, Washington,DC,1994.
3. Dr. Shaila Misri at the 46th St. Paul's Hosp. Cont. Educ. Conference, November 2000, Vancouver/B.C./ Canada.
4. JM Loftis et al. J Neurochem 2000 Nov 75(5): 2040-2050.
5. B. Zilbergeld et al. "Hypnosis - Questions& Answers", W.W. Norton & Co, New York,1986: 307-312.
6. MH Erickson & EL Rossi:"Hypnotherapy, an exploratory casebook", Irvington Publishers Inc., New York, 1979: chapter 8, 314-363.
7. G Steketee et al. Compr Psychiatry 2001 Jan 42(1): 76-86.
8. DS Mennin et al. J Anxiety Disord 2000 July-Aug 14(4): 325- 343.
9. J Hartland: "Medical &Dental Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications", 2nd edition, Bailliere Tindall,London,1982, page: 326-336.
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Information on depression - what it is, what the symptons are. There are summaries on PTSD, OCD, Anxiety, Panic Disorder and more. This article also explores a natural therapy alternative that you can order on line.
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Here is a comprehensive chart that will help you identify such conditions as scizophrenia, postpartum depression, bipolar disorder and much more. Easy to navigate and full of useful information.
Mental Health Organizer
St John's Wort has been used for many years as a natural alternative herbal medication for the treatment of depression. Does it work and where can you get it? This article helps answer those 2 questions.
St John's Wort
Ever heard of the term "Cycle of Addictive Behaviors"? It can help explain why we stay stuck in long held beliefs even though we may know they aren't right for us. Like staying stuck in depression. Makes for an interesting read......
Cycle of Addictive Behaviours
Self Help eBook. This eBook and BONUS Audio eBook and relaxation, meditation tracks, will help you break the cycle of depressive episodes. Worth checking out.
My New Life -
Treating Depression |
