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Treatment resistant depression (TRD) can be defined as a lack of significant improvement after two adequate trials of two different antidepressants from two different pharmacologic classes (SSRIs, SNRIs and/or bupropion). Studies
I wish you friendships, loyal and steadfast. I wish you the conviction of being loved, absolutely and unconditionally. I wish you laughter each and every day. I wish you the
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Looking for a career change, a move or a boost in your lifestyle? Here is some questions that may help you decide the direction your life will take: What three
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A patient gave me the shivers with his hell-bound life after death experience. Over a decade ago I treated him depression and traumatic stress. He was an alcoholic and big
This essay is a satire. I’m using humor, irony or exaggeration to expose our follies. So don’t get bent out of shape. Let’s laugh at ourselves. As a life-long METHODIST,
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