Participants seek depression treatment post initial screening, according to NDSD study

Screening for Mental Health, Inc., the leading nonprofit provider of online and in-person mental health screening programs, today released results from a follow-up study of participants in the 2008 National Depression Screening Day® (NDSD) online program.

Less than half of men and women in Ontario with depression visit doctor for treatment

Less than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women’s health study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

A Mahatma rally!

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi. Whether one should be greedy at this stage is a BIG question after such a stunning rally. We’ve come a long way in a year. The journey from the brink of Great Depression has been spectacular. The moot point is where do we go from here? The fact that so many people have missed the rally could ensure that the bulls maintain an upper hand.

Making Friends with Your Body

I feel sorry for naturally skinny girls. They never have an excuse for a dateless Friday night. They can’t blame their lack of friends on their clothing size. They don’t even get to use their weight as the cause of their tiredness or depression. How horrible it must be to go through life without a reason or an excuse for all the unpleasant things. Their lives are already perfect. Right? I mean they are skinny

who our heroes are

when i first started working for this peace org. was my first time meeting consciensious objectors to the vietnam war. stop. i should explain that my dad is vietnam vet.

Losing Weight Fast

by Owen Jones Apart from physical appearance, weight affects a person in many ways. This could be the overall standard of life, self-confidence, depression, health problems, and physical incapacities. There are a lot of advantages to losing weight, which is why a lot of people are looking for a weight loss program that will trim down those excess pounds and get a great, eye-popping physique. First of all, an overweight person ought to do is find a doctor to provide the best weight loss plan

Come together, right now … tropical depression 18W dissipates, Parma intensifies

Two tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific are keeping in tune to the 1969 hit song by the Beatles, “Come Together.” Tropical Depression 18W and Tropical Storm Parma are already beginning to merge now that 18W made landfall in Guam and dissipated. 18W did bring gusty winds and heavy downpours to Guam, and will continue to affect the surf over the next day or two. read more

NASA’s infrared satellite images reveal Ketsana’s deadly western Pacific march

NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Typhoon Ketsana during its lifetime and captured infrared imagery on a daily basis. The images showed high, cold, thunderstorm cloud tops (purple) as cold as -63F, as they dumped heavy rains over the northern Philippines and Vietnam. Although Ketsana was a tropical depression when it made landfall in the northern Philippines, it brought record rainfall, creating deadly flooding and mudslides. Flooding killed 246 people in the Philippines, and affected more than

Physician-assisted suicide does not increase severity of depression, grief among family members

PORTLAND, Ore – Unlike other forms of suicide, physician assisted death does not cause substantial regret, or a sense of rejection among surviving family members. In addition, the prevalence and severity of depression and grief among family members whose loved ones received aid in dying is no different than family members whose loved ones did not pursue physician assisted suicide. These findings are the result of a study conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and publ

Baby Boomers - Work From Home

Have you ever questioned why there are so many Baby Boomers? I mean, what was going on about nine months before we all got born? Even more important, what�s happening to us today? Have you thought about retiring? Yeah, Right! In today�s economy, are you kidding? We are probably in another �great� depression, but government �reports� don�t come out in time to help us decide

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