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A recent Duke University study submits approximately 50% of our presidents endured an emotional or mental health disorder. And it’s thought that 50% of these endured their disorder during their presidency. Thomas Eagleton would never get the chance to join that list.
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“It is, at the end of the day, the individual moments of restlessness, of bleakness, of strong persuasions and maddened enthusiasms, that inform one’s life, change the nature and direction of one’s work, and give final meaning and color to one’s loves and friendships.” The words of Kay Redfield Jamison. Come on in for so much more…
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In this age of technological and scientific wonder, there’s absolutely no excuse for the lack of progress in formulating pharmacological remedies for the emotional and mental disorders – that aren’t full of side-effects and question marks. I mean, you name it – cancer, HIV/AIDS – great progress has been made in treatment alternatives. Our issues? Forget it! Psyched to read more? Come in…
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Let’s not forget the reality that most all antidepressants and atypical antipsychotics generate weight gain. And we know pounding comfort foods, a natural for anyone enduring depression, often leads to blood sugar and insulin cycling, the secretion of cortisol, and an accumulation of belly fat. Please read more…
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In comparing the brain functioning of those enduring depression and those enduring bipolar disorder, of note was how easy the two groups could be distinguished by what Phillips calls “a very different and distinct pattern of brain activity.” And she goes on to suggest if fMRI is to be employed for bipolar disorder diagnostic purposes, the places to look are the right prefrontal cortex and right amygdala. Very hopeful reading. Please come on in…
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