Depression in a Pandemic
Depression, whatever the cause, doesn't respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.
Select Page
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 21, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Depression, whatever the cause, doesn't respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 4, 2019 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 20, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 7, 2019 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 11, 2019 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 30, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 1 |
by C. Scott McMillin | May 14, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
In the absence of complaints, the prescriber can be tempted to assume things are going well, when in fact they aren’t.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 7, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
Patients with severe substance disorders may experience depression as a result of the cumulative effects of their substance use.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 23, 2017 | Families, People in Recovery, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
It’s an illness that at different times seems to respond to everything and nothing. As in ‘everything works for someone, and nothing works for everyone.’
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 13, 2015 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Besides, your insurance company probably loves them. It’s cheaper than extended psychotherapy.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 27, 2014 | Families, People in Recovery | 1 |
The better we understand the origins of a depressed mood, the more likely we are to come up with an effective remedy.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 26, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
There’s plenty of evidence that treatment for depression works, and that people with co-occurring disorders can and do get a whole lot better.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 4, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Psychiatrists were encouraged to hold off on a diagnosis of depressive disorder until several months after such a loss.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 13, 2013 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
As a general rule, the better the causes of a disease are understood, the more effective the treatments will be.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 28, 2012 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles, Programs | 0 |
The key to treatment success is an integrated approach: One treatment team treats both illnesses using an integrated treatment plan.
Read Moreby Cecile | Apr 24, 2012 | People in Recovery, Thinking About Addiction | 2 |
Medication may help, and we shouldn’t automatically rule it out because it’s “taking pills.” Some pills are okay, if we take them under supervision and according to directions.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 13, 2011 | Programs | 0 |
The key question involves which part of the COD population you’re going to serve. It’s not really a homogeneous group.
Read More