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A woman dressed in jeans and a t-shirt sits on a couch. She looks down, and both of her hands are placed on her abdomen. (Photo: Getty Images)

PMS vs. PMDD

When PMS Becomes Debilitating Many women suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but some experience a severe and possibly disabling subset of PMS known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).   “It’s important for our patients to understand that there’s help for PMDD,”
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Woman sittng at a table with a cup of coffee reading a magazine in front of a SAD light box. (Photo: Getty Images)

So SAD

Easy Treatments Can Help Lift Winter Blues For many people, the winter months bring a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is characterized by symptoms such as daily feelings of sadness or depression, lack of energy, problems with sleeping, moodiness,
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Grief for people who have lost a child may intensify over the holidays. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Blue Christmas

Dealing with Grief Over the Holidays Although many songs insist the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, it can be the worst for families grieving the loss of a child. “Their grief intensifies because the rest of the world seems to be happy and cheery and
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