Depression Blog
The ABCs of Accessing Mental Health Care for Military Families
By Michelle Winning Military family members come in many forms. You could be a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or friend. Supporting a service member means that you are facing unique challenges that can be difficult and stressful. While stress is inevitable … Continue reading
Easy Yoga Poses That are Tough on Depression
By Adrian Zupp Yoga has become increasingly popular in the U.S. over the last couple of decades. Still, there are plenty of people who don’t regard it as their cup of tea. But perhaps they don’t know about some of … Continue reading
A Good Defense Against Depression: Learning
By Adrian Zupp There is a variety of studies that support the contention that learning new skills can play a significant role in battling age-related brain dysfunctions like dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. But there are also clinicians who hold the … Continue reading
Deployment and the Holidays — Making the Best of It
By Adrian Zupp The holiday period can magnify the sense of longing for deployed military personnel and their families back home. Stress, depression, anger, lethargy…there are a variety of negative feelings that can manifest themselves – or become worse – … Continue reading
If You’re Holiday Cheer is Mixed With Depression, You Can Take Steps to Make it Better
By Adrian Zupp To many people, the celebratory spirit of the holidays and the darkness of clinical depression might seem like strange bedfellows. Well, the only message to broadcast on that one is, “You’d be surprised.” And when it comes … Continue reading
How to Make the Most of the Holidays After a Death
By Christine Leccese Holidays are a time to celebrate family, friends and tradition. While it’s great to honor those things, the holidays are also a time when people who have recently lost a loved one struggle the most. The year … Continue reading
Life After the Homecoming Photo: Visit AfterDeployment.org for Help With Adjustment Issues
We all love a great homecoming picture. The joy on a child or spouse’s face when a service member comes home is nothing short of miraculous. The family is back together, the service member is home safe and life as … Continue reading
Use Your Phone To Help You With Calming Breathing for Stress Relief
By Dr. Nancy Kao Rhiannon Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger, whether it’s real or imagined, the body’s defenses kick into high … Continue reading
Survey Finds Country United On One Thing in Presidential Race: Depression History is OK
By Adrian Zupp It’s Election Day, and all around the country people will vote for members of Congress, senators and, of course, the next president of the United States. This is all important stuff that has the whole nation’s attention. … Continue reading
What Does Your Provider Know About Depression?
By Darlene Powell Garlington, Ph.D. Most of us have experienced a day when we didn’t want to get out of bed, felt sad and temporarily lost interest in activities that we typically enjoy. We may have struggled with bouts of insomnia or … Continue reading
