Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), sometimes referred to as “shock treatment,” is the most controversial treatment in modern psychiatry. Many people envision it as the cruel and violent procedure that it is portrayed in movies such as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” The truth is that today’s treatment is safe and painless, but it isn’t without...

Learning to read the daily newspaper as a depressive is like learning to feed the ducks in Annapolis without getting crapped on by the seagulls: it demands good timing, a certain strategy, and an obnoxiously wide hat (to shield your head). I can’t check CNN.com every half hour for the most recent headlines like Eric...

Among some very insightful posts on the blog “Weightless” is this one on ways to recognize poor body image…. In this day and age, it seems like a positive body image is a rarity. Whether you fit today’s skinny standards or wish you did, most women have issues with their bodies. Some may argue that bickering...