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Holiday Blues: Recognizing & Treating Depression

November 24, 2015 Comments Off on Holiday Blues: Recognizing & Treating Depression

In the US, the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve is filled with parties, family, good food, gifts, and togetherness. It’s a time when love, forgiveness, and good cheer are in the air. Or, at least, that is how the holidays are depicted by the media. For many, the holidays are a time […]

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antidepressants, Blog Commentary, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Research, CME, depression, Diabetes/Obesity, pain, Pamela Powers Hannley, psychiatry
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Psychiatric Comorbidity and Other Psychological Factors in Patients with “Chronic Lyme Disease”

September 3, 2009 Comments Off on Psychiatric Comorbidity and Other Psychological Factors in Patients with “Chronic Lyme Disease”

This study found that misdiagnosis of Lyme disease was common, resulting in repeated and unnecessary antibiotic treatment. Psychiatric comorbidity and other psychological factors were associated with functional outcomes. Abstract Background There is no evidence of current or previous Borrelia burgdorferi infection in most patients evaluated at university-based Lyme disease referral centers. Instead, psychological factors likely […]

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anxiety, chronic disease, chronic lyme disease, chronic multisystem illness, Clinical Research, depression, fibromyalgia, lyme disease, psychiatry

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