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This Week - December 11, 2006

1. Why some people are more resilient than others
2. Surviving a family member's mental illness transcript
3. Taste test to diagnose depression'
4. New moms face mental health risk
5. Pregnant women shouldn't take Paxil
6. Combination therapies for depression cost effective
7. New treatments help SAD sufferers
8. Coping with the holiday blues
9. Bipolar and the holidays
10. AUDIO: Struggling with body image during the holidays
11. Abilify for bipolar relapses
12. Frequent weighing tied to unhealthy dieting by girls
13. Weight-loss surgery patients now engaging in other compulsive behaviors
14. Pediatricians blast inappropriate ads
15. ADHD in the workplace
16. New programs help mentally ill ex-cons
17. Criminal psychopaths showed brain changes when processing emotional facial expressions
18. Brain scan may help doctors predict schizophrenia
19. Latest Schizophrenia News
20. "Feeling invisible"
21. Thought for today

Are you wondering if you have depression? Go here to take a depression screening test.

Genes, Experiences Determine a Person's Ability to Bounce Back

Long-term studies of child development indicate that some people remain psychologically healthy despite years of severe deprivation and trauma. What determines a person's level of resilience?

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Surviving A Parent's Mental Illness: Chat Transcript

Tina Kotulski, author of the book: Saving Millie; A Daughter's Story of Surviving her Mother's Schizophrenia was our guest. Tina’s mother has schizophrenia. She went undiagnosed for 20-years; which made for a very difficult life for Tina. She says children of parents with psychiatric disabilities are all too often ignored in every area of health care. Read the transcript.

Taste Test 'May Show Depression'

Scientists say it may be possible to develop a taste test to diagnose depression, and determine the best drugs to treat it.

New Mom's Face Mental Health Risks

New moms face increased risks for a variety of mental problems, not just postpartum depression, according to one of the largest studies of psychiatric illness after childbirth.

Pregnant Women Shouldn't Take Paxil

A group representing America's obstetricians is recommending that women avoid the antidepressant Paxil if they are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, due to a potential heightened risk for birth defects. They also have recommendations for pregnant women considering other antidepressants.

Cost Effectiveness of Treating Depression

Psychological therapy and antidepressants given together (combination therapy) is likely to be a cost-effective treatment for severe depression, according to a new study.

New Treatments Help Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Sufferers

Light therapy and antidepressant helps many with seasonal depression.

Coping With the Holiday Blues

With the holidays upon us, so, too, are the comforting seasonal images of cheer -- family get-togethers, lavish dinners, and the bustle of shopping and gift-giving. But for some, the holiday season is a source of sadness.

More Holiday Depression Stories

• The Truth Behind Seasonal and Holiday Depression
• Helping Someone With Bipolar Disorder Enjoy the Holidays

Struggling with Body Image During the Holidays

For those who struggle with their weight and body image, the focus on food around the holidays may create anxiety. Robyn McGee talks about her sister, who died from complications following gastric bypass surgery. McGee is the author of Hungry for More: A Keeping-It-Real Guide for Black Women on Weight and Body Image.
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Abilify Cuts Bipolar Relapses

Bristol-Myers Squibb says its drug Abilify significantly delayed relapses among adults with bipolar disorder over a two-year period.

Frequent Weighing Tied to Unhealthy Dieting By Girls

Teenage girls who frequently weighed themselves were more likely than others to resort to unhealthy dieting measures, and some ended up gaining close to twice as much weight. Here's why.

Overeating Replaced By Other Compulsive Behaviors in Weight-Loss Surgery Patients

For an emerging number of weight-loss surgery patients, giving up comfort food means guzzling Southern Comfort or receiving credit cards bills that are beyond their means to pay. What's causing this?

Pediatricians Blast Inappropriate Ads

...saying they contribute to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon. And the American Academy of Pediatrics wants Congress to crack down on it. Details.

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ADHD in the Workplace

ADHD expert, Dr. William Dodson, heads out to educate America's employers about ADHD and its impact on the workplace. And for more on adult ADHD, read this fact sheet.

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New Programs Help Mentally Ill Ex-Cons

Larry Lamb has lived a half-century of failures: three stints in New Jersey state prison, four psych ward confinements, drug and alcohol abuse dating back to adolescence, and more time in county lockups than he can count. A year ago, he began racking up successes thanks to a new intensive program for mentally ill inmates.

Brain Changes in Criminal Psychopaths

A new study has found that there are biological brain differences among criminal psychopaths, compared with normal people, when they process facial emotion.

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Brain Scan May Help Doctors Predict Schizophrenia

MRIs detect changes in brain grey matter that happened before the symptoms of schizophenia actually appeared.

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More Schizophrenia Stories:

• Trial Shows New Schizophrenia Drug Effective
• News That Older Schizophrenia Drugs Are As Effective As New Ones Could Spark New Treatment

Additional stories linked from the HealthyPlace.com Thought Disorders Community homepage.

"Feeling Invisible"

princess2007:

I'm very frustrated. For the longest time, I have felt invisible. No one seems to want anything to do with me; which is fine, I guess, but it sucks.

I think I'm going to spend my Christmas in the hospital or I'm going to end up killing myself. I've cut more and more and I just cut deeper and deeper and I'm still here. I'm having a very hard time handling things. respond here

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Something to think about...

"Tears are meant to be shed, lives are meant to be lead, but the only way we describe success in any amount of words is if at the end of the day you can smile... life was worth just that little while."

- Shane Fredrick

From all of us here at HealthyPlace.com, we hope you have a good week.

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