By Dr. Gale Sargeant Entering the holiday season brings about a lot anxiety and depression for those of us who have lost loved ones. In fact, some mourners experience these emotions long after the passing of a loved one. As a professor of psychology, one expects that I should have a thorough grasp of all [...]
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Posted in Featured Articles, Spiritual Health on December 24th, 2009
By Clinton Sims, Psy. D. As reported by The National Institute of Mental Health, major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the United States for ages 15-44. The condition affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the population age 18 and older, in a given year. While major [...]
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Posted in Mental Health on December 24th, 2009