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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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Category: medication management

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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Success Blogging 101: How Do I Overcome Procrastination?

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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July 15, 2016
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| Discussion, medication management, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Question of Day, School, Society, Top Featured

Success is in reach when you learn how to effectively overcome procrastination. Here are 9 steps you can take to get things done now instead of later!

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Chicago Records Over 300 Homicides Since January! Record Breaking Crime Increase

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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June 20, 2016
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| Discussion, medication management, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Politics, Race Relations, Society, Top Featured, Trauma, What's Hot

People are wondering what plagues the windy city. They say its due to a rise in the use of illegal drugs and poor gun laws. Others say that there is a strong lack of accountability for those who commit gun crimes as a good percentage goes an reported let alone resolved

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Uterine Fibroids and You

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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May 12, 2016
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| Celebrities, DSM-V, Education, medication management, Mental Health, Top Featured, Videos, Women

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous (benign) tumors that can range is size from a small seed to the size of a grapefruit. They are very common in women of childbearing age. Why some women get them and what causes them to grow is unknown but may be related to hormone levels.

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Sleep: A Blast from My Past! Coping with Insomnia

By Dwight A. Owens, M.D.
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May 4, 2016
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| Discussion, DSM-V, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, Marriage, medication management, Medicine, Mental Health, Question of Day, Relationships, Top Featured, Treatments

There are basically (3) type of sleep issues. Initiating insomnia-You can’t get to sleep; Middle Insomnia-You wake-up numerous times in the middle of the night; and Terminal Insomnia-You wake-up at 2:00 and you joust can’t get back to sleep.

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