attention deficit disorder

VA Outpatient Clinic Closes Again Due to Air Quality Issues

VA outpatient clinic closes again due to air quality issues (WVVA) – Beckley VA Medical Center Director Karin L. McGraw announced today that the services offered to Veterans through the Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Maxwelton, WV, will be relocated to the Beckley VA Medical … Read more on WVVA TV (registration) O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Springnationals report: Don Schumacher enjoys his … Schumacher, the owner of Don Schumacher Racing, is just glad to be out and about after spending six weeks in Houston from early January through late February at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he received radiation treatment for throat cancer … Read more on Chron.com Read more... ...

What Is Manic Depression, or Bi-Polar?

Question by Kylie Paige: What is Manic Depression, or Bi-polar? I want to know the “symptoms” because when I was little my dad would threaten that I would get it if I didn’t like being at his house…but in his mean words, he had some truth in it….on my dad’s side, manic depression has effected every other generation for like, 8 generations…..and I am next to suposedly get it. Best answer: Answer by T-Dawgim not really sure about manic depression exactly.. but bi polar is whennn you change ur moods rapidly kind of .. and i dunno ur kind of weird.. shouldnt you kno if alll ur family has it ? Read more... ...

Confronting Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges

...  Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges Jed was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, but not mental health disorders that can make a person higher-risk for suicide: depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Satow suspected Jed may have had one of those illnesses. During winter break … Read more on Arizona Public Media Can Your Anti-Anxiety Medication Kill You? The study did not find that antidepressants increase the risk of death, and these drugs can be effective at treating anxiety. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as ...

I Cant Deal With My Depression Anymore?

...  by Alex: I cant deal with my depression anymore? Im 25 and struggle with clinical depression, general anxiety disorder, and attention deficit disorder. I have no friends I work a regular minimum wage job and haven’t finished college. I have no ambitions whatsoever. I panick when I try and talk to people and I feel like im just in this world for no reason. Its like people say “Oh stop moping around or what’s wrong with you, why you so pissed go take your medication?” This previous job I use to have most of the empleyees would say I was weird and just talk sh*t about me and at the time I was ...

Is “Depression” Real?

by sdashiell Question by Anthony N: Is “Depression” Real? I rarely watch television, but whenever I am “lucky” enough to I also manage to run into one or two commercials regarding depression and its alleged symptoms. Now, from what I believe, depression is just a state of sadness caused for whatever reason, but I looked at a dictionary definition and I found two related descriptions from Wiktionary: “2 (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future 3 (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide” Read more... ...

Does Anyone With Medical Expertise Know if “DOXEPIN”?

Question by Star: Does anyone with medical expertise know if “DOXEPIN”? is used for Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors, such as skin picking? If not, does anyone know of a medication used to control skin picking? Best answer: Answer by Sir KI have absolutely no expertise… or even knowledge of this… I’ve never even heard of it before until now… but… give me a moment and I’ll google it to death and see if I can find anything helpful! : ) I’ll be back! ————————————————————— The following are most important quotes from the sites I will list below them and then in the source box. Read more... ...

What Alternative ADD Meds Are Recommended?

Question by Ethan R: What alternative ADD meds are recommended? I’m 15 and Ive Been taking FocalinXR daily for about three months as an alternative to Ritalin, but it’s simply too weak. Even after raising the dose to 20mg it just doesn’t cut it. I don’t want to go back to Ritalin and my parents and I have been given the option to try the following – Adderall – Desoxyn -Dexedrine and I’m curious as to anyone’s thoughts or personal experiences. Best answer: Read more... ...