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The Illness Theory Is Everywhere

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A few days ago, there was an interesting item in the Dear Abby column of our local newspaper.  Dear Abby is a general advice column written by Jeanne Phillips, and is widely read. The letter in question was written by “Sibling Standing By,” who described his/her 63 year old sister as someone who “…takes no… Continue Reading

Personal Goals and Depression

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I’ve recently read a noteworthy article on PLOS One.  It’s by Joanne M. Dickson and Nicholas J. Moberly, and it’s called Reduced Specificity of Personal Goals and Explanations for Goal Attainment in Major Depression.  It’s a very interesting and detailed paper. The authors, who work at the University of Liverpool and the University of Exeter… Continue Reading

Mid-Life Crisis

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Recently on Twitter, Disparity asked for my opinion on the term mid-life crisis, which “…is often treated as a mental health condition.” The term mid-life crisis has no formal meaning in mental health, though as Disparity says, the concept does emerge from time to time. The original meaning of the word crisis was a turning… Continue Reading

Screening for Depression

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Routine screening for depression sounds like a very good thing, and in fact it is recommended by NIMH, and by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (a division of the Department of Health and Human Services), and various other groups.  Medicare will pay the total cost of one depression screening per year. But it… Continue Reading