Chronic Depression (Dysthymia) A mood disorder consisting of the same cognitive and physical problems as in , with less severe but longer-lasting…
Depression
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Chronic Depression (Dysthymia) A mood disorder consisting of the same cognitive and physical problems as in , with less severe but longer-lasting…
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The Options and Obstacles to Treating Heroin Addiction
by PBS June 8, 2016Five years ago, 6 percent of the people who entered the Staten Island YMCA’s substance abuse treatment program were addicted to heroin. Today, it’s 30 percent. “The largest percentage of people that come to us, the substance that they’re most often using is heroin,” says the program’s executive director, Jacqueline Filis. “It was a slow […]
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A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016i Giselle is pursuing a career in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. For her, hiding her problems with anxiety and depression was not an option. Amanda Aronczyk/WNYC hide caption toggle caption Amanda Aronczyk/WNYC Giselle is pursuing a career in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School […]
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Students Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016Patricia Becerril comes to Bethesda Health Center in Charlotte, N.C., every other week. And it’s a slog. “It takes her two hours to get here,” says University of North Carolina at Charlotte master’s student Katherine Wilkin, translating from the Spanish as Becerril speaks. “She takes two buses, so coming here, she’s definitely devoted to getting […]