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Mental Health (Expert Forum)

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Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
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right side paraylsis

by rosh_123,
My dad is suffering from frontotemperal dementia from last two years an...
1

ECT - shock therapy

by Stef06,
How often is ECT done? Can it be done two days in a row?
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Am i going mad??? PLZ HELP ME!!!

by DaysGoBy,
Lately I've been having very weird thoughts. I've been thinking why is...
5

self mutilation

by kkgirl,
hi im my name is kristi and i am 14 year old. i have been cutting for ...
1

i am scared of what i think

by radufirst,
I am 19 years old.It all started 5 years ago..when i was feeling low,i ...
3

I hear music

by mike0622,
I am bi-polar and going crazy with this music. I hear music as if you ...
2

Frontal Lobe Dementia

by srfreville,
My Dad (65yrs) has had Alzheimers ruled out. Doctors say it looks poss...
1

i cant sleep

by honeysgirl09,
I have been taking alprazolam..and now i feel like i cant sleep if i do...
3

Physical symptoms....depression???

by bettybarnet,
I'll start by giving some background to the problem I have. I began suf...
1

husband on paxill

by lonelywife,
I posted in the wrong place as I am to this. My question is this, my hu...
3

switching from Paxil

by Krissy1816,
I've been on paxil at 40mg for about 7yrs now and i'm trying to get off...
1

The connections with people using drugs and alcohol for escape from childhood physical abuse and neglect?

by Toya103,
I would like to get some information about adults and children who use...
1

soma withdrawal

by question1000,
I was taking somas (about 3 plus a day) for 4 months. It has now been 2...
1

The Ativan dilema

by ami00,
I have taken 3mg. of xanax a day now for 5 years. I very recently did ...
1

I need to be told I am going to be back to normal....

by AmbBam,
I am a 23 year old female that has been on xanax everyday for the past ...
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i stoped effexor now what??

by daisy2608,
i have been on effexor xr for two years and my phsyciatrist has stoped ...
1

Sweating/head tremors

by bon11,
Side effects of effexor xr? !50 mgs/day for 6 months Torso sweati...
1

zoloft and memory problems in a 16 year old

by sue_popkes,
My daughter is 16 and has been on 100 mg of zoloft for a few months. S...
1

Major Anxiety Attack, Advise Needed Desperately.

by Carlos45,
40, M., the only boy and youngest in a loving family, happily married f...
3

Risk Matrix

by Jaquta,
I was wondering ... when does the benefit outweigh the risk (or vice...
4

Been having weird hallucinations all day

by verybadfish,
Well, I had a checkup with a doctor a couple months ago, to help out wi...
2

afraid that I might have a mental disorder..

by Lich_Queen,
People told me that I should get some help because I've been feeling ve...
2

Having problems with reading and basic memory

by dthebuilder,
Lately I have been having many problems with reading and my memory. Whe...
4

Hypomania - its treatment??

by hypomania,
My sister was diagnosed with mood disorder a few weeks ago and was reco...
2

Major Anxiety, Advise Needed Desperately.

by Carlos45,
40, M., the only boy and youngest in a loving family, happily married f...
4

Help with Wife

by hounddog62,
I am trying to learn how to cope with my wife of two years. (we are in ...
2

Panic Attacks

by ita4me,
Dr. Gould, I'm 22 years old and I'm a physician assistant student. I h...
2

Combined effect of Klonopin, Lamictal, Seroquel, AND Celexa

by MarianneW,
1) Is it typical and appropriate to prescribe daily doses of Klonopin, ...
1

Memory Loss due to medication

by meok,
I was taking Propranolol which I had problems with. I had some severe ...
1

Fluoxetine and Hallucinations

by lizzy302,
Hi My partner has been taking fluoxetine for 4 weeks for depression....
1

schizophrenia

by laleh,
hi, dear doctor my brother has got schizophrenia signs .he is 28 year...
1

Paxil & Sex & Alcohol

by euphemism,
I was originally diagnosed with BPD and dysthymia when I was sixteen, p...
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