Sydney-based company Crackatonic Projects has developed a health planning software application for people with depression, helping them to take a motivated, active approach to managing their mental health. (PRWeb Apr 28, 2008)

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This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions about St. John's wort and depression, and summarizes what the science says about its effectiveness and the research being done.

This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions about St. John's wort and depression, and summarizes what the science says about its effectiveness and the research being done.

This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions about St. John's wort and depression, and summarizes what the science says about its effectiveness and the research being done.

Teens with difficult-to-treat depression who do not respond to a first antidepressant medication are more
likely to get well if they switch to another antidepressant medication
and add psychotherapy rather than just switching to another antidepressant,
according to a large, multi-site trial funded by the National Institutes
of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The
results of the Treatment of SSRI-resistant Depression in Adolescents
(TORDIA) trial were published February 27, 2008, in the "Journal
of the American Medical Association" (JAMA).

The Tao Holistic Healing Program (http://www.taoholistichealing.com), a 10-day intensive experience for people to take control of their health and lives, announces that it has been highly successful in promoting the recovery of people with serious depression. The program is based on recognizing that when people want something deeply, but feel they cannot find out how to get it, the emotional reactions can generate depression. The treatment involves their realizing what they desire, identifying the obstacles to getting it, and figuring out how to achieve it. The last step requires physical exercises to strengthen the body for taking action. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2008)

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Certain variations in a gene that helps regulate response to stress
tend to protect adults who were abused in childhood from developing
depression, according to new research funded by the National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Dual Diagnosis is a term commonly used to describe the treatment of drug addiction in conjunction with a mental disorders like depression or bi-polar disorder but addiction treatment specialists now urge the use of dual diagnosis for the treatment of a much wider array of addictions. (PRWeb Feb 11, 2008)

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Dual Diagnosis is a term commonly used to describe the treatment of drug addiction in conjunction with a mental disorders like depression or bi-polar disorder but addiction treatment specialists now urge the use of dual diagnosis for the treatment of a much wider array of addictions. (PRWeb Feb 11, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/addiction/gambling/prweb651121.htm

I have been pondering the use of mood altering prescription drugs for some time.