Dr. Leland M. Heller’s new book “Biological Unhappiness” fills a large void in the medical field, not only in diagnosing these biological causes of unhappiness, but in their treatment as well.
In the past these disorders were considered “psychologically” based with the only hope of treatment to be that of psychotherapy. As a therapist, that [...]
Teenagers shooting classmates. Employees killing coworkers. Suicides accounting for more deaths that murder. Mental health costing $200 billion a year in the US alone. With all of these disturbing facts, the world may seem like it revolves around unhappiness. Unfortunately, for far too many people, it does.
The good news is that it doesn’t have [...]
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Dear Dr. Heller:
I am a 20 year old college student. I have known, for quite some time now, that something must be wrong with me. I know this because I experience unusually frequent mood swings and on a daily basis, I am very confused and angry. I answered “yes” to every question on [...]
QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
I am thoroughly depressed and see that there is no hope and unfortunately I answered yes to most of your screening test questions. Is there hope for me? I used to enjoy life although that was a long time ago, I’m tired all the time and people perceive me as weird. [...]
QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
Is Zoloft also used for a pain management treatment?
ANSWER:
Not really. The entire SSRI class of medications has been disappointing in treating pain unless underlying psychiatric diagnoses are also present that would be successfully treated with the medication. The antidepressant Effexor (venlafaxine) can be very helpful for pain. The epilepsy [...]
Is There A Connection Between BPD And Abusive Partners?
QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
Hi, I wanted to know if there is a connection with those who have BPD and are married to abusive partners. I have BPD and seem to have the pattern of marrying men who are abusive. Currently, I am married to a [...]
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