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9781932603958

It's Not All in Your Head : Anxiety, Depression, Mood Swings, and Multiple Sclerosis

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    9781932603958

  • ISBN10:

    1932603956

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2011-01-11
  • Publisher: Demos Health

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Summary

It's Not All In Your Head is a cognitive-behavioral approach to overcoming the depression, anxiety and stress that goes hand-in-hand with multiple sclerosis. Dr. Farrell helps individuals and their families develop a better understanding of the effects that MS has on mood levels and anxiety, and offers a plan of action. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Patricia Farrell is a practicing clinician, medical writer, researcher, educator, and disability consultant. She is also the WebMD Moderator for Anxiety/Panic; has regularly appeared on national TV shows including; The Today Show, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, The View, Inside Edition, E! Entertainment, The O'Reilly Factor, CNN, National Geographic, Court TV, Fox Friends, VH1, ABC World News and more. She has been interviewed by national publications including the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, The Washington Post, Wall Street journal, Working Women, Self, Real Simple, Men's Health, and Life and Style where she comments weekly on current topics in the news. Dr. Farrell is the author of How to Be Your Own Therapist. Her website is a resource for consumers, students, and healthcare professionals seeking information on health, education, and related issues.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Multiple Sclerosis Made Simplep. 1
The Symptomsp. 2
What Is Multiple Sclerosis?p. 5
The Three Major Componentsp. 6
Anger and Multiple Sclerosisp. 10
Depression, Anxiety, and Mood Swingsp. 11
Initial Screening for Depressionp. 13
Memory Impairmentp. 13
The Social Side of Multiple Sclerosisp. 14
Further Readingp. 15
The Mind-Body Connectionp. 17
Psychoneuroimmunologyp. 18
The Immune Systemp. 20
Helplessnessp. 22
The Immune System and Depressionp. 24
A Century of Discoveryp. 25
Stress and the Immune Systemp. 26
Exercise and Brain Functionp. 28
Lifestyle Changesp. 30
Depression and Multiple Sclerosisp. 31
Depression Prior to Diagnosisp. 32
Further Readingp. 34
Riding the Rollercoaster of Multiple Sclerosisp. 35
Resilience and Illnessp. 36
Resilience-Building Behaviorsp. 42
The Four Phases of Acceptancep. 43
Sarah, a Young Career Womanp. 46
Anna, a Homemaker/Senior Citizenp. 50
William, a Mid-career Professionalp. 53
Stephanie, a College Studentp. 56
Barbara, Wife and Motherp. 61
Maintaining a Positive Attitudep. 68
Spouse, Family, Friends, and Caregiversp. 69
Further Readingp. 70
The "Ugly Wins" of Depression and Anxietyp. 71
Depression: The Biological Connectionp. 74
Depression and "Moral Failure"p. 76
Handling the Depression and Diagnosisp. 77
A Missed Diagnosisp. 78
Depression Self-Testp. 80
Stress and Depressionp. 85
Fighting Depressionp. 87
The Psychological Componentp. 90
Anxiety's Rolep. 94
Further Readingp. 97
Learning to Help Yourselfp. 99
The 11 Most Effective Self-Help Techniquesp. 100
Further Readingp. 131
Handling Guilt and Maintaining Resiliencep. 135
Seeking Psychotherapyp. 137
The Initial Diagnosisp. 138
The Road to Resiliencep. 139
Further Readingp. 143
Maximizing Memory to Combat Depressionp. 145
The Five Factors Involved in Memoryp. 146
Sleep Hygienep. 149
Anxiety, Pain, Sleep, and Medicationp. 150
Everyday Memory Problemsp. 155
10 Tips for Improving Memoryp. 158
Self-Generated Memoriesp. 164
Avoid Repetition as a Memory Aidp. 166
A Partner's Rolep. 168
Remoralizationp. 169
Further Readingp. 170
Coping Strategies for Everydayp. 173
The Social Readjustment Rating Scalep. 173
Stress/Resolution Listp. 176
The Gentle Art of Persuasionp. 180
Quality of Lifep. 181
Learning "Interviewing" Skillsp. 184
The Four Accusationsp. 185
Your Role as Your Medical Advocatep. 187
Regaining Self-Esteem and Pridep. 190
Retirement and Purposep. 191
Positive Relationshipsp. 193
Discussing Your Diagnosisp. 194
Retrieving Good From Badp. 195
Attitude Is Everythingp. 197
Maintaining Hopep. 198
Further Readingp. 199
The Future Is Brightp. 201
Following the Researchp. 203
Joining the Fightp. 204
Further Readingp. 205
The Social Readjustment Rating Scalep. 207
Quality of Life Scalep. 209
Daily Exercise Chartp. 211
Resourcesp. 213
Indexp. 215
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