Tag: depression
member name: Michael Kahn, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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January 14, 2008 04:28 PM EST --
One of my patients is now considering whether to have children. While this is never a simple decision for anyone, hers is made even more complicated because she has panic disorder. Although she's . . .
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January 28, 2008 11:24 AM EST --
Depression is more common in women than in men all over the world, and in the United States, the ratio is two to one. One out of eight women will have an episode of major depression at some time in her . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
When I treat patients for anxiety, depression, or other mental health problems, I usually recommend psychotherapy as part of the treatment plan because it helps in recovery. Some patients ask two logical . . .
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May 12, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
You hear a lot nowadays about managers wanting employees to "think outside the box." This generally means they want employees to come up with innovative solutions to problems.
In much the . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:28 PM EDT --
Depression often accompanies other types of medical conditions, for complex reasons.
As reported in Harvard Medical School's special health report, Understanding Depression , medical illnesses . . .
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July 07, 2008 02:59 PM EDT --
Research has confirmed a link between depression and the menopausal transition, or perimenopause — that time of erratic periods, chaotic hormonal fluctuations, disturbed sleep, and, for some women, . . .
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September 02, 2008 09:53 AM EDT --
One of the challenges in treating panic disorder is that it has many manifestations and varied symptoms. The disorder itself is characterized by recurring episodes of sudden, uncontrollable fear or panic. . . .
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June 23, 2008 10:29 AM EDT --
It is now possible to pay for a commercial genetic test that the company claims will assess the risk of developing bipolar disorder. As reported recently in the Harvard Mental Health Letter , an individual . . .
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March 17, 2008 04:30 PM EDT --
Depression is sometimes viewed as a normal part of aging. It shouldn't be.
A presumed inborn genetic susceptibility to depression may be triggered by the challenges of old age, such as the loss . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:07 AM EDT --
My colleague, Dr. Michael Miller, wrote last week about the importance of adding psychotherapy to drug treatment in order to increase the chances of recovery from bipolar depression. This week, I’ll briefly . . .
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December 17, 2007 05:16 PM EST --
Recently a patient who has struggled with depression foryears, and who doesn't like taking an antidepressant every day, asked whether anew technique, called deep brain stimulation, might be something . . .
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