Psychiatric Associates of Atlanta Mental Health News |
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Dying of depression Science & Society 11/10/03 By Bernadine Healy, M.D. U.S. News His death brought forth white ribbons. White, not black, because that's the color of grief when young innocents depart this world. Last week this seemingly happy jokester, computer whiz, and talented high school sophomore took his own life. His death tore through the hearts of his fellow students, parents, and teachers at my daughter's close-knit school, all wondering what had spiraled out of control in his young mind and what might have been done to save him.
Putting a Price on a Good Night's Sleep By ANDREW POLLACK New York Times Published: January 13, 2004 Americans are about to be reminded again how much they need sleep — and sleeping pills. A new effort appears to be developing to expand the use of sleeping pills, which because of their potential for abuse have long had a reputation as being in some ways more dangerous than the insomnia they are meant to treat.
Your health: Students shouldn't let depression go untreated By Kimberly Shapiro College is supposed to be the time of your life, right? There are endless parties, football games, and nobody has to know what time you really came home last night. But it is rare for a student to breeze through college and easily handle everyday stresses. In reality, the demands of college life can become overwhelming.
January 13, 2004 Dealing With Depression and the Perils of Pregnancy By LAURIE TARKAN New York Times hen Jennifer Klein, a 32-year-old social worker in Los Angeles, discovered that she was pregnant, she immediately stopped taking her antidepressant to avoid exposing her baby to it. She had made the same choice with her first child and experienced only the normal ups and downs of pregnancy. This time was drastically different. Several weeks after going off the drug Zoloft she slid into a major depression, which left her crying all day, feeling overwhelmed by simple tasks like going to the supermarket, feeling too tired to move, and extremely anxious, worrying about the pregnancy, her 2-year-old son and her job. |
