Mental Health
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MUSCLE RELAXANTS DON’T HELP CHRONIC PAIN
Most chronic pain is the result of an insult, or two, to the musculoskeletal system. A failed surgery on the…
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PET THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY
In today’s high stress world, anywhere you go you may you may encounter a person accompanied by an animal. It…
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DOPAMINE: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT DOES
On three recent occasions, TV talk show participants have mentioned dopamine, during a casual conversation about another person. It was…
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BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY AND NON-SEASONAL DEPRESSION
One way depressive disorders are categorized places patients in seasonal and non-seasonal groups. Seasonal affective disorder, better known as cabin…
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OCD: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
All of us, at one time or another, wondered if we were “OCD.” That time when you couldn’t remember if…
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DEPRESSION, ALZHEIMER’S, GLP-1’S, COGNITIVE DECLINE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #28 High fruit and veggie diet decreases risk of depression: It has been reported that women over…
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THE PLACEBO EFFECT REVISITED
Several years ago, I wrote a blog titled “The Placebo Effect.” In it, I wrote about how important this psychological…
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL IS BIPOLAR
Since DrGOpines.com is a medical information blog, I had to use a medical term to describe the ups and downs,…
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BRAIN CHANGES SIGNAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Brain changes seen in youth may signal future substance abuse problems: It has always been thought that substance abuse (alcohol,…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #22
There are three (3) categories of Blood Pressure: New European guidelines for high blood pressure (HBP), hypertension define three categories.…
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