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Modern Psychotherapy Treatments for Stress, Depression, Chronic Fatigue, Anxiety discussed by Dr. Elisabeth Crim Interviewed on Dr. Carol Francis Talk Show May 2, 2012

May 19, 2012     No comments


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2012

Consumers interested in relieving their depression, stress, traumatic history, anxiety or fatigue need to pay attention to the many layers of their recovery. Dr. Carol Francis helps clarify the many layers of recovery in her interview with Dr. Elisabeth Crim, founder and director of Moonstone Center. During this interview, the use of different psychotherapies blended with yoga, acupuncture, medication, and other physically oriented approaches is clarified. Interview is on May 2, 2012 and can be accessed in live or archived format at BlogTalkRadio.com/dr-carol-francis.

Dr. Elisabeth Crim discovered the value of integrating the physically based interventions with the psychological interventions during her 25 years as a Psychotherapist and her experience with Chronic Fatigue. “Being present in your body as adjusted through acupuncture, yoga or other interventions, can also support a growing ability to be present in your relationships and your comfort with yourself,” explains Dr. Crim.

Dr. Elisabeth Crim not only assists clients with their recovery from relationship troubles and emotional mis-attachments, but also helps clients move forward toward being simultaneously present in the healthiness of their body paired with their freer emotions and clearer minds.

In addition, Dr. Crim is keen to assist caregivers or service-oriented individuals who are deeply affected by their empathic or emotional sensitivity to those whom they are assisting. Care for the caregiver becomes important for adult children helping parents with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Care for the caregiver is also vitally important if the caregiver, therapist, doctor or friend is trying to help someone recover from traumas, abuses, disasters or losses. During this interview, Dr. Elisabeth Crim explains how powerful reactions of a caregiver occur when a caregiver is empathically tied to a patient or family member who is deeply emotionally troubled by an event.

To support these caregivers, Dr. Elisabeth Crim and her associates will be providing a series of seminars and classes which educate, support and integrate the caregivers so they are not wounded or harmed by their dedicated healing work. The next seminar will be offered at The Beach House in Hermosa Beach on May 18, 2012. To sign-up, visit website MoonstoneCenter.Com/events. Continuing Educational Credits are available for practitioners as well. For more assistance Dr. Elisabeth Crim can be reached at 3424 W. Carson Street, Suite 580, Torrance, CA 90503 and 310-371-2800 and at MoonstoneCenter.com; Dr. Carol Francis can be reached at 310-543-1824 and at drcarolfrancis.com.







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Resource Center Warns Increased Actos Use for Depression Could Lead to More Cases of Actos Bladder Cancer

May 17, 2012     No comments


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

The Actos Resource Center, a bladder cancer patient advocacy group, is alerting patients of the risks of bladder cancer from Actos after new research in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology indicated the drug may be beneficial in treating depression.

Actos, a popular treatment for type II diabetes, has been linked to bladder cancer by researchers in France, Germany, Canada and the United States in recent years. Researchers with Health Canada and the French Medicines Agency have discovered as much as a 40% increased risk of bladder cancer with long-term Actos use.

However, scientists recently found Actos may improve the effects of antidepressants in treating Major Depressive Disorder. Last week, the journal Neuropsychopharmacology published findings from researchers at Tehran University indicating patients given Actos along with antidepressant drugs reported more symptom relief.

Professor Shahin Akhondzadeh commented that the results were important since a large percentage of patients treated for depression fail to respond to the available antidepressant medications.

According to a Bloomberg report on June 9, 2011, Actos was already the most popular drug in the world for the treatment of type II diabetes. However, with the FDA estimating that 20% of Americans take antidepressant drugs, experts with the Actos Resource Center fear that millions more could be prescribed the drug to help with depression, putting more at risk of bladder cancer.

According to a Bloomberg report on March 13, 2012, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly face as many as 10,000 Actos lawsuits from patients in the U.S. over bladder cancer allegedly caused by the drug.

A federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated all of the lawsuits into a federal court in Louisiana. The case is known as In Re: Actos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2299, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana (Lafayette).

The Actos Resource Center cautions anyone considering taking Actos to speak with their doctor about the risks. Anyone diagnosed with bladder cancer after taking the drug should speak with a lawyer about their legal rights.

The Actos Bladder Cancer Center only works with qualified Actos lawyers who are actively involved in this litigation and have handled thousands of cases.

For more information on the research, actos warnings, side effects and legal options relating to the drug Actos, or to speak with a lawyer, visit ActosCancer.com.







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Depression Patient Gets Her Life Back at TMS NeuroHealth Centers

May 03, 2012     No comments


McLean, VA (PRWEB) February 24, 2012

TMS Therapy is an non-drug, FDA-cleared, non-invasive medical treatment for patients with depression without any of the side effects typically experienced with antidepressant medication, such as weight gain, sexual problems or fatigue. It uses highly focused magnetic pulses to gently stimulate the area of the brain that controls mood. This specific area has been identified as under active in people who suffer from depression. Stimulation leads to the release of chemical neurotransmitters, relieving the symptoms of depression.

TMS NeuroHealth Centers, Tysons Corner, the first of a national network of centers offering TMS Therapy, recently opened its doors in McLean, Virginia. Dr. Niku Singh, Medical Director of TMS NeuroHealth Centers, Tysons Corner, and one of Washingtonian Magazine?s Top Doctors in psychiatry for 2012, has been treating people with depression for a decade. He is very pleased to be offering TMS Therapy, the most advanced targeted therapy that stimulates the area of the brain affected by depression.

With respect to his most recent depressed patient, Dr. Singh commented, ?When I first met this patient, she was feeling down and hopeless. She lacked interest in everyday activities and barely functioned at work. As a single mom of a young daughter, she felt guilty, even suicidal at times, about her inability to parent well, and tests indicated that she was severely depressed. This patient had not responded well to a variety of antidepressant medications, but after 30 sessions of TMS Therapy, she was no longer depressed ? her Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score went from 22 (severe) to 3 (not even mildly depressed).?

?TMS NeuroHealth Centers has given me my life back. Following my TMS Therapy treatment, I can sleep, my migraines are gone, my relationship with my daughter has improved, and even my colleagues are commenting that my mood is better,? the patient said. She has implemented a diet and exercise plan and is highly motivated to maintain her mood and her weight.

About TMS NeuroHealth Centers

TMS NeuroHealth Centers are medical centers dedicated to helping those affected by neurological disorders live better lives. TMS NeuroHealth Centers provide access to the best medical expertise and the latest medical technology in the field of neurology. The first TMS NeuroHealth Center opened in Tysons Corner (McLean, Virginia) in November, 2011. To find out more, visit http://www.tmsneuro.com.

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New Social Network Offers Hope and Support for Addictions, Disorders and Depression

April 28, 2012     No comments


San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) December 05, 2011

dentedego.com announced, today, the world?s first social networking support site for people in need of purposeful conversation that focuses on hope and opportunity when dealing with all types of addictions, disorders, OCD and depression.

dentedego.com provides a comfortable place for people to socialize through user-generated content including common social support networking, groups, events, blogs and videos. Users can watch news feeds on DentedEgo TV or read up on the latest breaking news stories, referred to as ?dents?. Users can also share their personal stories of hope, success, tough day struggles, inspirations and anniversaries of sobriety.

?Unlike many of the other popular social networks, we have created an online place that deals with heart and purpose of real-life challenges and issues promoting a path of a life of hope and opportunity free from all addictions, OCD, depression and grieving,? said Bradley Evarts, CEO of dentedego.com. ?A grass roots philanthropic effort is also in place where a portion of the proceeds will be donated to benefit the organizations and affiliates that offer the same type of help and support for an improved and healthy lifestyle journey.?

dentedego.com coincides and functions with familiar sign up, posts, likes, comments and sharing from within the site and also shares to other social networks. Providing all the settings to be as confidential as the user chooses.

?During the design process we thought, ?why change a model that people are already used to??? said Evarts. ?Our path at dentedego.com is to provide a place where people can communicate as openly or anonymously as they choose. All of our privacy settings are at the users? control and can be individualized to enhance or limit their networking efforts.?

Features such as the breaking news, wall, profile and ?dented ego box? allow users to remain completely anonymous or give great detail about their life experiences both positive and negative. Users can control the info they wish to include such as name, photos, videos and personal info, among others. New features such as ?DentedEgo TV? and ?News Dents? keep users up-to-date by highlighting informative interviews, interventions and hot topics in entertainment, sports and business around the globe.

dentedego.com is currently in Beta phase one. Upcoming phase two plans to add a new eTherapy page where users can receive immediate care from an expert. For more information on dentedego.com or to register for a free user profile, visit http://www.dentedego.com.

About dentedego.com

dentedego.com is a top social network with true heart that allows people to join in conversation to discuss real life addictions, disorders and compulsions. The social network focuses on personal experiences and provides an online space for people to find information and form support groups, events and forums for discussion. dentedego.com asks the question, ?how are you doing?? rather than ?what are you doing??

?We all have dented egos. We all have dented egos around us. ?I love my dented ego!?? ? Bradley Evarts, CEO dentedago.com

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Study: No Link Between Depression, Nasal Obstruction

April 22, 2012     No comments


Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

While mood disorders like depression or anxiety tend to negatively affect treatment for allergies and chronic rhinosinusitis, the same cannot be said for patients with nasal obstructions such as deviated septum, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

The new study shows mood disorders are not linked to either nasal obstructive symptoms or the failure of nasal obstruction surgery.

Results also suggest that those patients with nasal obstruction caused by septal deviation ? a blockage of the nasal airway caused by a portion of cartilage or bony septum ? who do not have signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis would not benefit from depression screening if nasal treatment is unsuccessful.

?Although the literature supports more negative outcomes of allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis patients with mood disorders, our data does not show a similar relationship for septal deviation,? says study author Lamont R. Jones, M.D., vice chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford.

?It?s unclear why depression would exacerbate symptoms after certain nasal procedures, but not others; although it?s very likely that the difference could be due to the inflammatory nature of rhinosinusitis and seasonal allergies.?

The study will be presented this week at the Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings in San Diego.

Nasal obstruction is a common complaint among patients in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) clinics. It is often caused by inflammation from inhalant allergies, mucosal edema from chronic rhinosinusitis, and mechanical obstruction from a deflected septum.

Treatment ranges from nasal saline irrigations, topical corticosteroid sprays, allergy control and surgery. Yet some patients lack long-lasting benefit from treatment. According to some research reports, many of these difficult-to-treat nasal patients may also have a mood disorder.

While the effect of depression on chronic rhinosinusitis has been widely reported ? with patients requiring longer follow-up and having less satisfaction with nasal and sinus surgery outcome ? little is known about the effect of mood disorders on nasal obstruction symptoms and surgical outcomes.

To determine if there might be a possible link between surgical failure of non-allergic nasal obstruction and a co-morbid mood disorder, Dr. Jones and Brandon Musgrave, M.D., conducted a retrospective review of 437 patients who had surgery between 2005 and 2010 for septal deviation at Henry Ford.

Among the patients, 398 (91 percent) had a successful surgical outcome for nasal obstruction, while 39 (nearly 9 percent) did not.

Within the surgical success group, 31 percent had a co-morbid mood disorder, compared to 36 percent of the surgical failures. The researchers note, however, that this difference in mood disorder prevalence was not statistically significant.

According to study findings, the only significant result was that successfully treated nasal obstruction patients had shorter post-operative follow up.

That finding, notes Dr. Jones, is to be expected as patients with persistent nasal symptoms are more likely to continue following up with their surgeon for potential relief.

Study funding: Henry Ford Hospital.







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Latest Depression News

October 29, 2011     No comments

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Use Massage to Reduce Depression and Other Mood Disorders

October 23, 2011     No comments

Millions of Americans suffer from mood disorders and depression. Only one third of those afflicted with depression pursue outside aid for their problem. Anxiety and depression are the most common diagnoses of all psychiatric problems. The World Health Organization believes that depression will be the second cause of disability behind heart disease as the reason for disability worldwide. Depression is most often treated with medications, but can you hopefully find another way to lift your mood? Massage therapy could be the answer for your depression problems.


Massage is said to be one of the oldest forms of treatment. It was recorded in history thousands of years ago. It has a basic element of humanity. It is human nature to pat your friends’ hand or give them a hug if they are having a hard time. Touch and therapeutic massage have been used for centuries as a cure for illness and disease.


Advances in medicine replaced a massage as the medicine of choice in the early 1950′s. New drugs and medical techniques were discovered every day and massage was replaced by technology. Massage therapy was used extensively in mental hospitals and sanatoriums but is just now regaining popularity for treatment of mental and psychological problems.

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Studies have been made about the synergistic effect of relaxing massage on depression. Studies prove depression is reduced after massage therapy. Anxiety levels drop as well as stress hormones. The body releases natural endorphins during a massage. Endorphins are responsible for lifting the mood. There is a link between the body and mind and massage helps, but no one understands why. Studies have been made on depressed teen mothers. After receiving 30 minutes of massage or relaxation therapy over a five-week period the selective group showed a marked difference between emotional stress hormone levels and anxiety. Those teen mothers who took part in the study who did not receive massage therapy did not show a reduction in anxiety or depression.


Why does therapeutic massage make you feel better? Scientists are not sure if it is physical or psychological. Could it be as a response to the human touch either physically or psychologically? It could be both. Scientists believe there is a definite link between your mood and emotions and physical touch. Many people express a fundamental need for a hug, the physical link between any human. Massage is a basic and fundamental physical act that bonds us to another human being. Many genuinely believe the sense of touch is a different way of communicating through the skin.


While receiving a massage, the body responds to the relaxing of the muscles and tendons. Toxins stored in the muscles have been massaged out of the muscles and are flushed out of the body. Natural endorphins the body makes goes through the body easing minor aches and pains. Psychologically, the body responds to the gentle touch of another human being. You don’t feel you are the only one in the world, and massage makes you feel pampered and cared for. This is a fundamental part of how individuals are made.

Scott Meyers is a staff writer for Its Entirely Natural, a resource for helping you achieve a naturally healthy body, mind, and spirit. You may contact our writers through the web site. Follow this link for more information on Massage Therapy.

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How To Cure Feelings Of Depression On Young Children And Teenagers

October 23, 2011     No comments

Clinical depression is a condition caused by chemical imbalances in the brain that make a person constantly feel aloof, negative, sad, and unmotivated. Depression can last for weeks, months, or even years. It can result from stress, certain situations, or triggered by nothing at all. Depression can affect people of any age, including teens and young children.


Young people frequently suffer from depressive disorders, which leaves parents with questions such as: what causes it, and what treatments are available? The good news is that depression is treatable and some of the most effective depression treatments come in the form of Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques.


In the past, it was thought that younger people could not experience depression, but in reality, depression affects people of all ages. Often, depression in children and teens is triggered by events such as a relationship breakup, illness, a loss in the family, changing schools, or abuse. In some people, depression has no external cause. Depression often runs in families, meaning mothers and fathers with depression are more likely to have offspring who also suffer from depression.


There are many different forms of depression. Most children with depression have a type of major depression. This form obstructs a person’s ability to enjoy life and engage in normal activities. Some children and teens may also suffer from a milder type of depression called Dysthymic Disorder, which is a long-term type of depression with less severe symptoms than major depression. A rarer but still common type of depression is manic-depression (bipolar disorder), which is characterized by mood shifts from extreme happiness to extreme sadness.

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Depression can be a problem for young people because their symptoms vary slightly from the ones adults frequently display, making it more challenging to diagnose and treat. Often, children and teens with depression will not feel sad or “depressed” as one would find in adults. Constant irritability is typically one of the biggest signs of depression in children and teens. Signs of depression may not be obvious, but may include difficulty concentrating and difficulty sleeping, exhaustion, and decreased interest in activities.


Children with depression may do poorly in school, have problems making friends, or have disciplinary problems. The effects are also pronounced for teens, who may abuse alcohol and drugs to escape their depression. Depressive disorder is no one’s fault, but those with depression do have the power to get treatment and find out how to handle their depression.


Depression treatments can range from counseling and therapy, to the use of antidepressant drugs. Group psychotherapy can be helpful for teenagers and children by providing a safe place to share their experience with others. Online services such as forums for depressed teens can also provide a source of information for teen depression and serve as a therapy group for the depressed.


Behavioral counseling can help teach people how to manage their depression. Counselors can help parents understand what causes a child’s depression. Family counseling helps educate parents on why their child has depression and what they can do to help.

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Depression – What is Depression?

October 23, 2011     No comments

The latter type, sometimes referred to as ‘clinical depression’, is defined as ‘a persistent exaggeration of the everyday feelings that accompany sadness’.

If you have severe depression you may experience low mood, loss of interest and pleasure as well as feelings of worthlessness and guilt. You may also experience tearfulness, poor concentration, reduced energy, reduced or increased appetite and weight, sleep problems and anxiety. You may even feel that life is not worth living, and plan or attempt suicide.

Depression can affect anyone, of any culture, age or background. About twice as many women as men seek help for depression, though this may reflect the greater readiness of women to discuss their problems.

One thing that may make it hard for doctors to recognise depression is that people with depression often complain of physical problems, commonly headaches, lethargy, stomach upsets or joint pains, rather than low mood, sometimes because these can be significant symptoms, but sometimes because they find it difficult to admit to feeling emotionally distressed for reasons they may not even be able to identify.

Depression is usually related to upsetting life events, such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, physical illness, or job or money worries.

Are there different types of depression?

Bi-polar disorder (manic depression)

Someone with bi-polar affective disorder has both ‘high’ and ‘low’ mood swings, along with changes in thoughts, emotions and physical health.

Post-natal depression (PND)

About 1 in 10 women experience postnatal depression in the first year after having a baby.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Some people describe feeling depressed regularly at certain times of the year. Usually this kind of depression starts in the autumn or winter, when daylight is reduced.

How can you reduce the risk of depression?

Keep in touch with you friends. If you are already depressed you find it very difficult to be sociable, and this can make you feel more depressed. So it is important for you to keep in contact with friends and find someone to talk to when you are feeling low.

Keep active. Being more active is associated with lower levels of depression. Outdoor activity seems to be particularly important in staving off depression in older men.
Review your eating habits. Recent research has suggested that people who are depressed may have low levels of certain essential fatty acids, which are found in fish oils. It has therefore been suggested that people with depression should change their eating habits, for example eating more oily fish such as sardines, or should take fish oil supplements.

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Investigate herbal medicine. St John’s Wort ( Hypericum perforatum) can help many people with mild to moderate depression. Before taking St John’s Wort check with your doctor or pharmacist especially if you are taking other kinds of medication, for example for heart disease, epilepsy, asthma or migraine.

Investigate self-help techniques. Some people have reported benefits from various self help techniques such as meditation, listening to

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Why Understanding & Curing Depression is Important

October 22, 2011     No comments

 1 in 10 people suffer from depression in some form, probably many more. Most of the suicide’s every year, are due to depression, especialy teens. But due to the historical stigma associated with depression, mainly because of bipolar or manic depression it often remains a silent topic. Why?, because most people don’t understand depression. But the amount of suffering that a person is going through because of depression is enough reason for others to start taking notice and action. Family or friends diagnosed with any other chronic illness, receive support from loved ones. Why not for a person who has depression? Depression is a lonely medical illness; and understanding depression is the first step to curing depression.

 Most people who suffer from depression are not diagnosed. Why? Because they don’t feel there is anything wrong with them. They think everybody else is screwed-up and has a problem. Like a person who is a alcoholic or has a drug addiction denies having a problem. But many times depression is the reason the person started. Depression is characterized by self-destructive behavior. This is seen in many people, sometimes leading to suicide, most often teens.

 The fact is many problems in life start because of some form of depression. But the problems depression causes are treated, because they can be seen. But depression, the cause of the problem is not treated. So the problem, continues to come back and be a problem. Eating-disorders, alcohol abuse, drug addiction, anger issues, sleeping-disorders just to name a few. And because depression is increasing in numbers, things like domestic violence has increased. Teens are being lead easily into alcohol and drug abuse sometimes leading to death. And depression which leads to eating to little or to much is causing many health problems, the same with sleeping to much or to little.

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 Depression can be controlled or cured by – natural remedies like diet, herbal supplements, omega 3 (found in fish), thiamin, magnesium and B complex. But always ask your doctor to get the best combination so you get the best results. Depression is a serious and dangerous illness, do not ignore it.

Bipolar Depression is a disorder which has many definitions. It indicates a state of mind where the person experiences extreme variations in mood. It is also known as manic depression where deep depression follows high elation and this is an alternating process. Manic depression is said to be called as such because manic – refers to the ‘ups’ while depression refers to the ‘downs’. This type of depression can have very lasting effects on the individual and on the family. It is characterized by manic episodes following depressive episodes. Simply put, here is a disease that affects every aspect of human behavior – thoughts, feelings, perception and of course over all behavior. Of course all of us are subject to mood swings but in Bipolar or Manic disorder, the swings are very marked and come on for no rhyme or reason at intervals. Sometimes showing a depressed state of mind, a feeling of worthlessness and being unloved may start to corrupt the person’s mind. The reason for these mood swings, according to experts, is due to malfunctioning electrical and chemical elements in the brain. There is an opinion that it may be hereditary and if someone in

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