A mother asked me about her child who has been professionally diagnosed with mild autism.1 She was particularly upset about the little boy’s fear of strangers at the playground.
Category Archives: Anxiety-Depression
Arthur C. Brooks: “Three Equations for a Happy Life”
“The Three Equations for a Happy Life, Even During a Pandemic” in “The Atlantic.” I generally don’t like his work as he is a religious and political ideologue. He was president for a decade of the ultra-conservative American Enterprise Institute, and he was converted to Catholicism after he believed the Virgin Mary appeared to him. I’m not kidding. Continue reading Arthur C. Brooks: “Three Equations for a Happy Life”
Sleep and Depression in Older Persons
Vincent van Gogh’s 1890 painting Sorrowing old man (‘At Eternity’s Gate’)
Depression is a serious problem. While its causes are complicated and variable, sleep deprivation is commonly connected with depression. In fact, Harvard Medical School says that sleep deprivation can seriously affect all aspects of mental health. Continue reading Sleep and Depression in Older Persons
Depression and Truth
My last post elicited a comment from a reader apparently worried that, based on the contents of the post, I might be clinically depressed. Continue reading Depression and Truth
Nicotine Gum for Depression and Anxiety
(Disclaimer – I’m not a medical doctor. For more info on these topics consult an M.D.)
I was thinking about a friend who quit smoking about 10 years ago with the help of nicotine gum. She eventually kicked the nicotine gum habit too, although she claimed that it was about as difficult to quit the gum as it was the cigarettes. Continue reading Nicotine Gum for Depression and Anxiety