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A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after. Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

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Mental Illness is a harsh reality to some. Many people feel that because there are no lab test, x-ray or physical manifestation of mental illness means that it is not real. The whole truth is that it is real.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Is Depression Real?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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October 24, 2016
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| DSM-V, Female Depression, Male Depression, medication management, Mental Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Suicide

Depression is a treatable medical illness. In my opinion, it should ALWAYS be diagnosed by a medical professional.

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Do Newer Antidepressants also Have Side-Effects?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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October 20, 2016
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| Discussion, DSM-V, Education, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, medication management, Mental Health, Top Featured, Treatments

can not promise you that you will NOT experience side-effects. However, we now have a number of newer medications with fewer problems. Mirtazapine and Wellbutrin are reportedly two better ones for the dreaded “sexual side-effects.”

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Is Depression a Treatable Illness?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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March 3, 2012
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| Divorce, DSM-IV Notes, Education, Family, Female Depression, Gay, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, medication management, Mental Health, Premarital Sex, Question of Day, Relationships, Suicide, Top Featured, Treatments, What's Hot

I was just sitting here pondering what to write about on a Saturday afternoon, and what immediately came forward was, “Is Depression a Treatable Illness?” The answer is definitely YES!  In this post I will be careful not to fool anyone into thinking that there is a quick fix, but I will tell you that […]

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What is Schizophrenia? AskDrO Gives a Lecture

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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October 20, 2010
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| DSM-IV Notes, Medicine

      Definition: Schizophrenia is a formal thought disorder characterized by both positive and negative symptoms.  These are the people who you see living under the bridges sometimes talking to themselves. They make-up 66% of the homeless population. This disease finds itself equally distibuted between both the male and female genders. It is overall […]

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