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"You want to leave the pot, but you don’t know what is beyond the pot... never mind how miserable life was for you inside the pot. I'm here to show you that there are options beyond the pot. That there is what you make of your self outside the pot. And that you are not your pot. - Jane Chin

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This Week in Mental Health Research

Newer Not Necessarily Better. An October 2006 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry has published a report that suggests second-generation ("newer") antipsychotic medications offered little advantage over older drugs for schizophrenic patients, which runs counter to a wide belief that newer antipsychotic agents are safer and more effective. Based on ...

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Blog Carnival October 3, 2006 Edition

Welcome to the October 3, 2006 edition of Carnival of Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Mental Health Journeys. depression Steve Woodruff presents Clearing Clouds posted at Steve Woodruff, saying, "At first, it was like walking out on a frozen pond. You gingerly put a foot forward, and silently ask, “Will it hold me?” ...

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Corlux Not Meeting Study Goals for Psychotic Major Depression

Corcept Therapeutics' lead drug, Corlux is being studied for its ability to reduce the psychotic symptoms of major depression in patients. Corlux is a Glucocorticoid receptor type II (GRII) antagonist and may be better "known" as the controversial mifepristone (or RU-486, otherwise known as the "morning after" pill). The company ...

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Courage to Hang On and Live

"Catching a darkness" has been one of my favorite bipolar disorder personal websites. I first visited in 1998. The haunting images captured by the Jessica's brother is more telling of the suffering endured by patients with bipolar disorder than any amount of scientific papers I can read. Every couple of years, ...

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My Creativity Comes Through Me and From Me, NOT Depression

I want to re-open this post to bring attention to a comment that James has sent (April 18, 2008), where he talks about his concept of having "caves" in our mind that constitute our "persona". I found this metaphor intriguing, and I want to share this with you. Article History: Originally ...

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Chemical Imbalance and Depression: Cause or Effect?

A couple of months ago, Dr. Jonathan Leo contacted me about an article he had published that asks a very important question on the relationship that we (including myself) have come to take for granted: chemical balance and depression. The journal article is called, "The Media and the Chemical Imbalance Theory ...

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Dealing with Manipulation, Guilt, and Self-Pity

Recently this article has received many comments and seems to resonate with many who may not have asian parents, but can completely identify with the dysfunction described! (... And I am sorry that you can.) I am re-introducing this topic to generate additional dialog with readers via the comments section. Originally published: May ...

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More About Our Society Than About Britney

Sure, I know about Britney Spears' fast track down the self-destruction path. It's hard not to know. When I turn on the TV, she makes the evening news (that's in addition to tabloid "news" magazines littering our stations). When I wait to checkout at the grocers, her image graces the ...

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