Michael C. Miller, M.D., Harvard Medical School's Posts
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February 20, 2009 10:22 AM EST --
When I last contributed to this blog, I wrote about the field of positive psychology and how different therapies can help some people alleviate symptoms of depression. This week, I'd like to share . . .
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August 26, 2008 09:48 AM EDT --
When it comes to panic disorder, medication alone is rarely sufficient to provide relief from symptoms.
Part of the challenge in treating panic disorder is that it has many manifestations and varied . . .
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August 11, 2008 10:20 AM EDT --
Some people find that the first medication they try delivers great results: their depression lifts, they feel more like themselves, and they have few or no side effects. But for many others, finding the . . .
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July 28, 2008 04:51 PM EDT --
Although bipolar disorder is diagnosed largely on the basis of whether a manic or hypomanic episode has occurred, the condition’s most painful burden may be depression and disability.
Full recovery . . .
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July 14, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
As the treatment arsenal for bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder has expanded in recent years, some experts have become concerned that lithium — a mainstay of treatment since FDA approval in 1970 . . .
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June 16, 2008 03:00 PM EDT --
Positive psychology is sometimes dismissed as so much happy talk. But in some circumstances, these techniques provide a much-needed balance to psychiatry's traditional focus on psychic pain and pathology. . . .
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June 02, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
I have a neighbor who prides himself on having the perfect lawn. He spends hours each week tending, mowing, and weed-whacking his yard. I get tired just watching him.
Perfectionism can be exhausting. . . .
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May 19, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
I've written here in the past about the use of meditation for reducing anxiety and as part of comprehensive treatment for depression. Another technique that may help some people is hypnosis.
One . . .
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May 05, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
Recently, a colleague told me about one of his patients who suffered a relapse of major depression. Her symptoms were so severe that she was hospitalized for several days. When we talked later about what . . .
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April 21, 2008 04:25 PM EDT --
The National Institute of Mental Health has estimated that more than 60% of men and more than 50% of women in the United States have experienced some type of traumatic event. Fortunately, the vast majority . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:02 PM EDT --
In January 2008, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study that seemed to question the effectiveness of antidepressants. Since then, I've been fielding occasional questions from . . .
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March 24, 2008 10:06 AM EDT --
Like many people, I enjoy a late-night snack—especially when the Boston Red Sox are playing a late game or if I'm burning the midnight oil to get some work done. The occasional late-night snack . . .
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March 10, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
Several patients I'm treating for depression also suffer from migraine headaches. One of them asked me recent if there is any connection between the two. Definitely—but it's a bit complicated. . . .
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February 25, 2008 01:47 PM EST --
It's become a tradition in my family. After we drop our kids at camp near Augusta, Maine, we stop in Freeport on our drive back to Boston.
Freeport is the home of clothing retailer L.L. Bean, which . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
Depression is so common that it is sometimes easy to overlook. This is especially true when it occurs in men, who seem to have a harder time than women recognizing it in themselves. And they also are . . .
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January 21, 2008 11:06 AM EST --
Recently I had coffee with a friend who is worried about her 86-year-old mother, who lives in the Midwest. "Lately it seems like she's worried about everything," my friend told me. "She . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
About 20% of people who make an appointment with a mental health professional never show up, and another 20% never come for a second visit. Forty percent of patients who start taking an antidepressant . . .
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December 17, 2007 05:15 PM EST --
Many patients are interested in learning about alternativeapproaches to treating their anxiety. One technique they ask about is musclerelaxation. This technique, sometimes enhanced by biofeedback, is . . .
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December 10, 2007 05:04 PM EST --
One of my coworkers was in her early teens when her mother died. This type of profound loss is difficult enough when it is experienced by adults. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for my coworker . . .
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December 10, 2007 04:55 PM EST --
We live in anxious times. Around the clock, we hear news of war, murder, natural disasters, and terrorism. If you’re lucky enough not to be directly affected by major catastrophes, personal issues . . .
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