June 2015 – DBSA San Gabriel Valley

The Electroshock Quotationary

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The Electroshock Quotationary® Leonard Roy Frank, Editor Publication date: June 2006 Copyright © 2006 by Leonard Roy Frank. All Rights Reserved. Dedicated to everyone committed to ending the use of electroshock everywhere and forever The […]

FAQ

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DBSA Frequently Asked Questions […]

Depression-Introduction

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Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

January 16, 2014 Comments Off

The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) is the most widely used scale for patient selection and follow-up in research studies of treatments of depression. Despite extensive study of the reliability and validity of the total scale score, the psychometric characteristics of the individual items have not been well studied. In the only reliability study to report agreement on individual items using a test-retest interview method, most of the items had only fair or poor agreement. Because this is due in part to variability in the way the information is obtained to make the various rating distinctions, the Structured Interview Guide for the HDRS (SIGH-D) was developed to standardize the manner of administration of the scale. A test-retest reliability study conducted on a series of psychiatric inpatients demonstrated that the use of the SIGH-D results in a substantially improved level of agreement for most of the HDRS items. […]

Historical Figures and Depression/Bipolar

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Historical Figures […]

Robin Williams and the Mask of Humor

October 24, 2014 Comments Off

The first-hand recollections of Williams appearing all over the internet today recall not only his humor but also his cocaine and alcohol addictions, as well as his pain and depression. In many ways, Williams is the modern-day, real-life Richard Cory, a tragic reminder that appearances can be deceiving and that even humor—especially humor—can be used as a mask that shields both the wearer and those around him, from the pain underneath. […]

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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Month: June 2015

The Electroshock Quotationary

FAQ

Depression-Introduction

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