Lawyers & Depression: A Case of the Blues
Why are lawyers more prone to depression than any other profession? Divorce, crime, custody battles, contested wills, and unpaid taxes—lawyers clean up the legal messes others leave behind. The...
View ArticleHow To Find Hope In the Face Of Hopelessness
It’s a vicious cycle: hopelessness feeds depression, and depression causes hopelessness. To break the cycle, focus on inspiration and support. Studies show that hope can speed recovery from...
View ArticleThe Link Between Depression and Heart Diseases
Given the strong connections between depression and cardiac disease, treating both illnesses is vital to a longer life By Donna Jackel Mounting evidence suggests that depression significantly raises...
View ArticleAnxiety, Depression & Compulsive Overspending
When “shop ’til you drop” is all too real, compulsive spenders pay a heavy price. Diane was 21 when she inherited $30,000 from her grandmother. Within two months, she had burned through the money....
View ArticleTalking Up Talk Therapy
Guidance on how to get the most out of your counseling sessions by starting with how to find the right therapist for you. A path to mental health, a partnership, a means of seeing yourself in a truer...
View ArticleDepression & The Power of Pets
Pets can be feel-good factors, since companion animals offset stress, fend off loneliness, help us socialize and much more. When Barbara D. is so down she can’t get out of bed, her 14-year-old...
View ArticleMark Wick & Depression: Delay of Game
Anger attacks were college hockey coach Mark Wick’s biggest depressive symptom. For years, he let the sport’s macho culture mask his need for help. Mark Wick had been skating by with his volatile...
View ArticleTalk the Talk: The Power of Psychotherapy
Talk therapy is a powerful weapon to guard against and work through depression and anxiety. From CBT to DBT to ACT to teletherapy, find your best fit here! Getty Images Effective Talk Therapy Walking...
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