Over time I have come across a few websites that make me pause, and cause me to be concerned. The reason is because some of these sites tend to make promises and mis-statements on health and well-being without using scientific evidence to back them up. I cringe when I read them, and only hope that the reader is savvy enough to see through the faulty logic and sales pressure to purchase products of those who[…]
Beware of the rush to label yourself as “unfixable” or “treatment resistant” if you become discouraged with the course of your treatment for depression. This happens all too frequently in the deep despair of the many medication and treatment trials that are often required of those who have mood disorders. In addition, researchers who study people’s response to treatment have observed that only about 60-70% of people respond to the first medication they try. This[…]
When someone you love refuses to get professional treatment for their mood disorder such as depression or bipolar disorder, this can put you as a family member in a very uncomfortable and difficult position. You care for the person, can see that he or she needs help, and feel powerless to just stand by. It’s a time when you cannot force treatment if he is over age 18 unless he is at risk of harming[…]
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