Is It Ever Possible to “Get Over” PTSD?
Question by Phillip: Is it ever possible to “get over” PTSD? My dad has PTSD and I’m just wondering will he ever be “normal” again? Cuz I’m worried about his health Best answer: Answer by Hunter WhitleyWell not get over but learn to live with is possible but not easy a guy at my church was a marine in Vietnam and he still hasn’t go over it Answer by Glen BentonNo, we that suffer from it will never get over it. Not according to experts anyway. You just learn to deal with. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Read more... ...
To a Medical Doctor About Opiate Addiction and PAWS (Post Acute Withdraw Syndrome)?
Question by JiNx: To a Medical Doctor about Opiate addiction and PAWS (Post Acute Withdraw Syndrome)? I have off and on, mostly on, been addicted to prescription pain medications (Opiates) for about 10 years (I’m almost 30 now, and started at age 19-20). I have tried to quit many times, failed many times, did succeed once early on, for 6 months, but started again (Thought it would always be easy to quit). It is literally… a nightmare now. I have a child, I am single (My parents, god bless them, have helped me take care of him, but I would do anything to get from underneath this medication to do this independent, just cannot do it sick, and my PAWS seems to never end), and don’t know how I am ever going to be able to get off of it… or a dependable form of medication to maintain the addiction (Methadone, Suboxone). I guess what my question is, are there doctors that prescribe METHADONE for the maintaining of the addiction, not for pain? Suboxone would work, if I c ...
What Is an Example of an Operational Definition of “depression”?
... by Brice R: what is an example of an operational definition of “depression”? In terms of psychology….. Best answer: Answer by HonoriaOperational Definition of the Concept of Depression: DSM-IV-R Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder: At least five of the following symptoms are present during the same period. At least (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure must be present. Symptoms are present most of the day, nearly daily for at least 2 weeks. Read ...
My Name Is Sandra and I Suffer From Mental Illness
... Name is Sandra and I Suffer From Mental Illness The conundrum baffles, not because my symptoms do not fall within the DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder, more specifically impaired function in an occupational setting; but because the very diagnosis will further impair societal … Read more on Huffington Post Canada Pharmacists, guardians of drugs, sometimes steal them Slusser, who was fired, was being treated for depression and anxiety. The pharmacy board suspended her license in 2009, and she died two years later. • Bonny Kimball, of Fitchburg, stole hydrocodone and Provigil in 2007 and 2008 while working at ...
UPDATE 2-Shire Scraps Vyvanse for Depression After Failed Trials
... development of its top-selling hyperactivity drug Vyvanse as a treatment for depression after it failed to treat patients successfully in two late-stage clinical trials. The news sent the … Read more on Reuters UK Naroda Patiya massacre: Maya Kodnani given electric shock therapy AHMEDABAD: Maya Kodnani (58), BJP ex-MLA from Gujarat convicted to 28 years of prison for involvement in 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre, was given electric shocks — considered the last line of treatment in major depressive disorder — on Thursday. Read more on Times of India Read ...