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04/15/2020

Depression and Side Effects
https://blockcenter.com/depression-side-effects/

04/09/2020

When We Look at the Association in the Medical Literature, It Becomes Obvious to Me That Allergies Underlie Many If Not Most Depressed Symptoms.
https://blockcenter.com/depression-antidepressants-antihistamines/

03/31/2020

Neuropsychologist Paul Marshall says that unless a person’s allergies are treated, depression will remain. He also states that allergies are often overlooked by psychotherapists as a cause of depression.
https://blockcenter.com/depression-allergies/

03/17/2020

Depression has also been linked to folate deficiency. Researchers from Tufts University studied 3,000 ethnically diverse subjects ranging in age from fifteen to 39 with no depression to chronic symptoms. Blood tests showed that depressed individuals had folate serum concentrations lower than those with no depression.
https://blockcenter.com/depression-nutrients/

03/04/2020

Symptoms are red flags that signal us when something is wrong. If the symptoms are covered up, the signals don’t get through. Depression is a symptom, not a disease.
https://blockcenter.com/depression-doctors-lazy/

02/11/2020

The DSM codes used by doctors and insurance agencies to identify psychiatric disorders are not the only numbers in the book. The DSM also lists codes for general medical conditions that can cause the same symptoms as well as codes for medication-induced disorders. (APA, 2000, p. 409)
https://blockcenter.com/depression-dsm-labels-real-medical-conditions-psychiatric-disorders/

02/03/2020

It is quick, easy and cheap to give a diagnosis of depression but it doesn’t mean you actually have depression. The doctor does not have to do a physical exam or any lab work. Since there is no objective way to diagnose depression, the doctor can take the easy or lazy way out.
https://blockcenter.com/dealing-depression-diagnosis/

01/28/2020

In the journal, Osteopathic Family Practice News, (2002) Dr. Gregory James asserted that all adults should be “screened” for depression or anxiety during their periodic physical exams. He wrote that a nurse or medical assistant could do the screening.
https://blockcenter.com/depression-medical-journals/

12/11/2019

The reasons a person can become depressed are too numerous to list. Sometimes specific situations such as the loss of a loved one or some other tragic events trigger the depression. Some times people feel depressed because their bodies don’t work properly.

https://blockcenter.com/feeling-sad-depressed-not-psychiatric-disorder/

11/28/2019

Giving birth should be happy, but you don’t feel that way. Postpartum depression is what people say. You’re prescribed antidepressants called SSRI that keeps you even and won’t let you cry.
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07/29/2019

Read Dr. Block’s opinion to “Medicare for All” published in Medicare Quick, where she explains the real risks of this flawed plan and gives another option that can protect you and your health.
https://blockcenter.com/doctor-block-voiced-reasons-against-medicare/

05/23/2019

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04/08/2019

The problem with using medication to treat ADHD symptoms is that the drugs do not fix the problem. You would have to continue using the drugs for life or the symptoms will return. My philosophy has always been to Find the Cause and Fix the Problem, Don’t Just Cover Symptoms with Drugs. To do this, it takes a little time, energy and detective work.

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