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Dependency Britain: We're in a major drugs crisis. Why it may be better to talk (Independent)

Kate Langley did not know where to turn after battling depression for more than seven years. Doctors had prescribed her a variety of drugs to help her anxiety and depression but they had left her feeling not quite "100 per cent".

Drugs crisis: Prozac nation (Independent)

Britain is in the grip of a damaging dependence on anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac, prompting calls from mental health experts for a radical rethink in the treatment of the 3.5 million people affected.

Her dark materials (Daily Telegraph)

Abigail Hopkins is attracted to the gloomy side of life - loss, suffering, addiction. But the singer-songwriter does not, she says, draw on her own life. Here, the estranged daughter of Sir Anthony tells Olga Craig of her attempts to escape her father's shadow.

Dependency Britain: We're in a major drugs crisis. Why it may be better to talk (Independent)

Kate Langley did not know where to turn after battling depression for more than seven years. Doctors had prescribed her a variety of drugs to help her anxiety and depression but they had left her feeling not quite "100 per cent".

Drugs crisis: Prozac nation (Independent)

Britain is in the grip of a damaging dependence on anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac, prompting calls from mental health experts for a radical rethink in the treatment of the 3.5 million people affected.

You're not crazy; it's days, days of dreary weather

Record Searchlight - The weather. It’s been the talk of the town — at the post office, the market, the water cooler at work — and for good reason. Since late February, it’s rained on more than three-quarters of the days. That may or may not be a record — that sort ...

New Findings On The Brain's Response To Costly Mistakes (Medical News Today)

It happens to all of us, no matter how hard we try. Whether it's deleting a computer file and realizing a split-second later that we can't get it back, or dropping a bag of groceries, or realizing that our gas tank is nearly empty on a lonely stretch of highway, we all make mistakes that aren't just annoying, but potentially costly... click link for more info.

New Findings On The Brain's Response To Costly Mistakes

Medical News Today - It happens to all of us, no matter how hard we try. Whether it's deleting a computer file and realizing a split-second later that we can't get it back, or dropping a bag of groceries, or realizing that our gas tank is nearly empty on a lonely stretch ...

New Findings On The Brain's Response To Costly Mistakes (Medical News Today)

It happens to all of us, no matter how hard we try. Whether it's deleting a computer file and realizing a split-second later that we can't get it back, or dropping a bag of groceries, or realizing that our gas tank is nearly empty on a lonely stretch of highway, we all make mistakes that aren't just annoying, but potentially costly... click link for more info.

Bridging patients' needs focus of program

Longview News-Journal - Longview Wellness Center is heading up a program it hopes will lead to more collaboration between mental health care providers and primary care physicians. The center's Wellness Bridge 60 Plus Program grew out of a report from the New Freedom ...

Cruise: Katie can use painkillers during birth (Daily Mail)

Katie Holmes is said to have been less than happy with Tom Cruise's wish for a drug-free and scream-free delivery, as prescribed by his Scientology faith, so the 43-year-old actor appears to have altered his ideal scenario

Dealing with Inter Seasonal Stress Syndrome

Coeur d'Alene Press - If you happen to notice a peculiar depression sweeping through the Inland Northwest at this time of year - restlessness, irritability, and a general lack of focus - you're noticing the latest American psychological problem. You see, with the snow ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

Lawyer shares message at prayer breakfast

Fremont Tribune - A motorcycle crash could have ended Bret Merkle's life. Instead, it paved the way for a new life and faith in God that continues to grow. Merkle, a trial lawyer in Sioux Falls, S.D., spoke Friday during the second annual Fremont Area Leadership ...

By Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News

Rocky Mountain News - Janet Elway has a big family, a big dog, a big house and a big heart. But she lives a much smaller life than she once did. And that suits her just fine. It's been four years since Janet moved out of the home she shared with her famous husband, former ...

Hazelden Adding New Wing For Women

WCCO - (WCCO) A new wing for women is going up at Hazelden's main campus. When it's finished, Hazelden will have more than 70 inpatient spots available for women. However, that's still fewer than the beds for men. At 60 years old, Peg Steldt, has spent as ...

Escaped teen found in motel

Newsday - One of the teens who escaped from a Massachusetts center for behavioral disorders earlier this week was found Friday afternoon in a Mamaroneck motel, police said. Jackie Molina, 18, of the Bronx, appeared to be unharmed when she was found in the ...

By TRAVIS LOLLER

WBIR - The ex-Warren County teacher who could go to prison over Internet postings about a former student - a teenager with whom she was convicted of having sex - may not see anything wrong with her relationship with the boy, said a Nashville psychologist ...

‘The Notorious Bettie Page’

WJZ - (AP) For a movie about the pinup wonder of an era, "The Notorious Bettie Page" is surprisingly tame, an exuberant performance from Gretchen Mol in the title role going to waste in an uninvolving account. Considering the air of menace, decadence and ...

Ford Plant Closing: Norfolk To Lose $6 Million Starting in '08

WTKR - Norfolk says it will lose six million dollars in revenue beginning in 2008. Local leadership is already planning the next move. Phone lines have been burning up between local city governments, and city and state government officials. Governor Kaine's ...

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