June 2010

  • How Behavioral Therapy Can Help With Depression and Anxiety

    By wildorchid on 6/18/10 2:23pm
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    Behavioral Therapy to Help DepressionBehavioral Therapy to Help DepressionLife is tough for people with Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, or Depression, but there are some effective strategies to help you cope. I just read about an interesting study which indicated that Behavioral therapy is an effective treatment strategy for patients suffering from depression- with or without medication.
    Behavioral therapy includes:

    "Treatments (that) can include such techniques as assertiveness training, desensitization, environment modification, and relaxation training."

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  • Earn Money by Taking Your Prescription Medication

    By becksta on 6/14/10 10:38am
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    Money for Taking Your MedicineMoney for Taking Your MedicineI just read an article in the NYT about new incentive programs which pay people in order to take their prescription medication; the reasoning behind the plan is that up to a fourth of Americans who have prescriptions never bother to fill their prescriptions, but would take their medicine if there was a financial incentive involved. A Philadelphia program cited in the article gives patients who fill a prescription for a certain anti-blood clotting medication the chance to win cash for each day they take the medicine.


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  • Music and Bipolar Disorder

    By wildorchid on 6/2/10 11:31am
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    Bipolar Disorder and MusicBipolar Disorder and MusicOne strange quirk that has manifested when I’ve been in a manic state is a strong attraction to music; on more than one occasion, I’ve been easily hypnotized by music and have even  taken the lyrics of some songs too literally, almost as if they were specifically written for me. While listening to music so fervently scared the people around me, I think that in some way, music distracted me from the reality that all was not well with my mind and gave me a temporary focus to concentrate on when reading books and following conversations became too difficult for me because my mind was moving at mock-speed.


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