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His Battle with Depression Opened a Door to Helping Others – A Mental Health News Interview with Award-Winning Actor Joe “Joey Pants” Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano is one of today’s best character actors. He has more than 100 film, TV and stage credits, including The Fugitive, Risky Business, Memento, The Matrix, and his Emmy-winning role as Ralph Cifaretto in HBO’s The Sopranos. One of his most recent films Canvas, tells the story about...
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Finding My Voice
I was one of those folks who couldn’t decide what they wanted to be when they grew up. I knew that I wanted to do something that would give back to the community, but I couldn’t seem to find my voice. Never in a million years did I think that, one day, I’d be helping those living with mood...
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation More Effective for Depression in Those with Less Medication Resistance
In a study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for depression published online this week in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers reported that patients suffering from major depression were more likely to benefit from TMS if they had failed to respond to one antidepressant...
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The Effects of Depression on Physical and Mental Health
Depression is a significant and pervasive problem across educational, socioeconomic, racial and ethnic groups. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition (DSM IV) has helped to standardize the definition of depression across practice disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing and...
