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12 Steps to Getting Out of An Abusive Relationship

February 22, 2010
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1. Accept the fact that it is an abusive and unhealthy relationship. You have control to stop the cycle. You may begin to experience anxiety, depression, and worry, but that is better than the abuse.
2. Search the home for any weapons (i.e. guns and knives) and remove them when the abusive partner is not in [...]

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Have you Lost All Hope???

February 18, 2010
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A lot of people are facing a loss of HOPE.  With unemployment at an all time high, and the number of medically uninsured skyrocketing through the heavens, what is left for some of those wounded on the battlefield? Now, many are fighting the perils of mental health, particularly depression. This monster called depression is strong and [...]

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I’m in Love with a Psychopath

February 12, 2010
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I really love this guy and he is the one for me.   All you haters out there are just jealous. I got a man and many of you don’t. I will be finished paying for his car next month. I am hoping that he starts paying his own insurance because that is too much on [...]

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From the Diary of a College Sex Addict

February 10, 2010
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This has to stop! I have had sex four times in the past 2 days, with different men. This all started after my uncle raped me. Now I feel like I must get revenge. This did not only happen to me, it also happened to my roommate. We sat around and cried about it last [...]

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Depression Series II

February 4, 2010
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Answers for Previous Day’s “Diagnose the Patient: Depression Edition”
1. B) Major Depressive Episode
2. A) Prozac (A SSRI)
3.A) Dysthymia
4. A) Supportive Psychotherapy
Type of Disorder Time Requirement No. of Symptoms Treatment
Major Depression  2 weeks          5 + depressed mood               SSRI +/-CBT
or Anhedonia
Dysthymia             2 years                    1-3 symptoms                 Supportive Therapy
Bipolar I              1 week or less             Mania (required)       Mood [...]

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Diagnose the Patient: Depression Edition

February 3, 2010

There are several different types of depression.  However, the type that most people are unaware of is Dysthymia. This type of depression is much milder than a Major Depressive Episode. Let’s look at a couple of examples and have our first lesson on depression:
1.Mr. X is a 34 year-old male who has had two weeks [...]

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I Am An Adult Living with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

January 29, 2010
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(Taken from the diary of a mad ADD patient)

I can’t go on like this anymore! I drop things, I lose things and sometimes I don’t know whether I am coming or going. Life for me ain’t been no crystal stairs, and if it was I would have probably broken them by now. Everyday I [...]

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Medication Management 252

January 27, 2010
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A novel new treatment for Bipolar Depression:
Seroquel-XR (Quetiapine fumarate)
My experience with this drug has been favorable. I am not an agent for AstraZeneca . I have not been paid, and I am not getting any kickbacks. This is for informational purpose only.

This is a novel, new agent which has a decreased number of side-effects.
It can [...]

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The Book of Eli: Masterpiece or Flop?

January 25, 2010
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I saw The Book of Eli Friday night, in the Gas Lamp district of San Diego, which is a very nice and trendy place with plenty of restaurants, shopping and people to watch.  I probably should have walked the area and had some fun, as opposed to attending this movie. I am both a psychiatrist [...]

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