by Jeff Packer | Jan 28, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Mental Health, Stress
The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) identifies specific signs and symptoms required to be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder. However, there are many faces to depression, and one should not wait to meet all the criteria from the DSM to...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 27, 2014 | Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Medication: One Possible Tool For Your Arsenal? Many may be hesitant to take medication for depression; it is sometimes incorrectly perceived as a personal weakness. When we sprain an ankle or dislocate an arm, we require crutches or braces for support so that our...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 29, 2013 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Depression, Family, Holidays / Vacation, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
“I complained of a decline in vital energy; a weakened ability to enjoy the fulfillment of needs or of aesthetic desire. Even the most reasonable goals had become difficult or impossible to set, and when established, impossible to fulfill…I complained of sleep...
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