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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?

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New Treatment for Bipolar Disorder and Resources How to Learn About Them and Apply Them to your Life

Bipolar Bandit

She cites many doctors including Chris Palmer,MD who has written a book called Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health–And Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, Ocd, Ptsd, and More.

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Bipolar disorder: Bipolar disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. In some cases, individuals with OCD may exhibit compulsive gambling as a form of ritualistic behavior.

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New Treatment for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia That Could Change Your Life ( Updating with resources occasionally)

Bipolar Bandit

She cites many doctors including Chris Palmer,MD who has written a book called Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health–And Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, Ocd, Ptsd, and More The main premise of the treatment is a diet that was designed to help with epilepsy and now research is being done to use (..)

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Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Physical Sports Injuries

Beautiful Voyager

Supernus focuses solely on neurologic and psychiatric conditions like treatment-resistant depression, OCD, etc. Essentially, I manage or write numerous deliverables for submission to regulatory agencies (like the FDA). While this may seem totally unrelated, I assure you it isn't. BEVOYA : How do people tend to find you?

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. One sibling with bipolar disorder and a parent with psychotic depression, neither one chronic. I didn't want to attract attention to myself and assumed that a hospital emergency room had bigger problems than a depressed but cooperative patient. I have depression, with anxiety.

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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

And I think the bum note rings out most clearly when we consider such uses of the word 'treatment' as 'Dr Gipps was treating Megan for her depression' - i.e. when the treatment is something done by one person (the therapist) to the other (the patient).