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ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE

Diseases & Conditions • Alcoholism • Alcohol poisoning • Drug addiction • Hangovers • Nicotine dependence Features • Vivitrol: Monthly shot provides new option for alcoholism treatment


BEREAVEMENT & GRIEF

Features • Terminal illness: Interacting with a terminally ill loved one • Facing infant death: Interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Grief: Coping with reminders after a loss • Suicide: Coping when a loved one takes their life


EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH

Diseases & Conditions • Depression • Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Features • Antidepressant patch Emsam approved by FDA • Mixing migraine, depression drugs poses risk of serotonin syndrome • Seasonal affective disorder drug Wellbutrin XL wins approval • Antidepressants: Are they safe during pregnancy? • Antidepressants: Test shows which may be your best bet • Seasonal affective disorder treatment: Choosing a light therapy box • Antidepressants: Selecting one that's right for you • Defining mental illness: An interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Family therapy: Healing family conflicts • Male depression: Don't ignore the symptoms • Anger management: Learn how to keep your cool • Anger management: Recognize and understand unhealthy behaviors • Anger management: Tips to control your temper • Combined reuptake inhibitors and receptor blockers • Deep brain stimulation: An experimental depression treatment • Depression: Supporting loved ones through their battle with depression • Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms • Depression and other mental conditions: Support groups can help • Depression in women: Understanding the gender gap • Developing social support: How to cultivate a network of friends to help you through rough times • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): Treating severe depression and mental illness • Marriage counseling: Working through relationship problems • Mental health: What's normal, what's not • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) • Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs) • Psychotherapy: An overview of the types of therapy • Seasonal affective disorder: Treatment with light therapy • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) • Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) • Suicide: Don't let despair obscure other options • Support groups: Find information, encouragement and camaraderie • Tetracyclic antidepressants • Transcranial magnetic stimulation: An experimental depression treatment • Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) • Vagus nerve stimulation: A new depression treatment option


MENTAL DISORDERS

Diseases & Conditions • Antisocial personality disorder • Bipolar disorder • Body dysmorphic disorder • Borderline personality disorder • Catatonic schizophrenia • Childhood schizophrenia • Compulsive gambling • Compulsive sexual behavior • Cyclothymia • Disorganized schizophrenia • Dissociative disorders • Hypochondria • Intermittent explosive disorder • Narcissistic personality disorder • Paranoid schizophrenia • Personality disorders • Schizoaffective disorder • Schizoid personality disorder • Schizophrenia • Schizotypal personality disorder • Self-injury/cutting Features • Invega: New schizophrenia medication gets FDA approval • Choosing a mental health provider: How to find one who suits your needs • Mental health provider degrees and certifications • Mental illness: An overview of medication options • Mental illness and stigma: Coping with the ridicule • Suicide: Don't let despair obscure other options • Suicide: Offering help and support when someone is suicidal • Suicide: Understand causes, signs and prevention


STRESS & ANXIETY

Diseases & Conditions • Adjustment disorders • Generalized anxiety disorder • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) • Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) • Panic attacks • Phobias • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) Features • Yoga: Minimize stress, maximize flexibility and even more • Meditation: Focusing your mind to achieve stress reduction • Choosing a mental health provider: How to find one who suits your needs • Mental health provider degrees and certifications • Mental illness: An overview of medication options • Mental illness and stigma: Coping with the ridicule • Resilience: Build skills to endure hardship • Stress, depression and the holidays: 12 tips for coping • Manage life's stresses • Biofeedback: Using your mind to improve your health • Massage: A relaxing method to relieve stress and pain • Tai chi: Stress reduction, balance, agility and more • Choose your response for greater stress relief • Exercise: Rev up your routine to reduce stress • Laugh your way to stress relief • Learn how to say no • Positive thinking: A skill for stress relief • Prevent stress setbacks • Problem solving: Find solutions to your stressors • Reduce stress with a strong social support network • Relax: Techniques to help you achieve tranquility • Spirituality and stress relief: Make the connection • Stress: Unhealthy response to the pressures of life • Stressful situations: What's your current reaction? • Stress management in the face of change • Tips for coping with stress • Understand your sources of stress • Career advancement: Build a plan that limits stress • Improve your supervisor relationship and reduce stress • Job burnout: Know the signs and symptoms • Job hunting? Set yourself up for success • Job satisfaction: Strategies to make work more gratifying • Reduce workplace stress with proper equipment and space • Sick child? Plan ahead to reduce sick-day stress • Time management: Tips to reduce stress and improve productivity • Work-life balance: Ways to restore harmony and reduce stress • Workplace generation gap: Understand differences among colleagues

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