How Can I Tell if My Wife Is Bipolar?
Question by champ_benoit: How can I tell if my wife is bipolar? She’s always been a little different but lately been acting up a lot, had an affair with an internet stranger, done a lot of reckless and thoughtless things, is prone to extreme mood swings. Lately has been threatening suicide and destruction. Fantasizes about somehow destroying me. Her doctor says she is just depressed and has her on a mild anti depressant. He will not come out with any diagnosis, and says that fixing the environment at home is all that she needs. Read more... ...
Gay and Homeless: Lesbian Couple Shares Tales of Challenging Life Together
Gay and homeless: Lesbian couple shares tales of challenging life together The young lesbian couple met in a Colorado residential treatment facility, Excelsior Youth Center, but didn't develop the friendship that would turn into their relationship until months later. Barrios, 21, had been treated for “severe anger management … Read more on The Coloradoan Is It The 'Baby Blues' or Something More? For the few days after your birth, whether you choose to birth in a hospital, birthing center or at home, you are cared for. Doctors … About 10 to 15 percent of new mothers experience clinical depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read more... ...
A Cancer Patient’s Guide to Overcoming Depression and Anxiety: Getting Through T
Depression and Anxiety Disorders (Part 1) – Overview: Depression causes feelings of sadness, loss and anger that can interfere with everyday life. It affects up to 16 million Americans. Anxiety disorders are also rather common. In this interview, we learn the latest treatments for depression and anxiety disorders, such as panic attacks, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Part One: Symptoms of depression Medications such as anti-depressants Role of therapy for depression Relapse risk factors Seasonal Affective Disorder and treatments Part Two: Anxiety Panic Attacks Phobias, including common phobias Phobias with anxiety attacks Treatments for anxiety and phobias Obsessive compulsive disorder Guest: Dr. Hinda Dubin, psychiatrist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Links: Depression and Anxiety Disorders (Part 1) www.youtube.com Depression and Anxiety Di ...