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Medicare and Mental Health Coverage: A Guide for Seniors with Depression

Medicare and Mental Health Coverage: A Guide for Seniors with Depression

Photo by Abhilash Mishra from Pexels Though depression is a common mental health problem among seniors, it is not a normal part of aging. The majority of older adults enjoy happiness and a high degree of life satisfaction in their golden years. If you are suffering from depression, it’s important to get help. Depression can worsen the outcome […]

How to Silence Your Self-Critic

Learn how to quiet Self-criticism Are you your own worst enemy? Do you find that you constantly criticize, put yourself down, and strongly focus only on your bad qualities? Well, you’re not alone and it happens to a lot of us, many people are prone to self-criticism. Yes, a little self-criticism can be a good […]

Depressed Heart Patients Are 50 Percent More Likely to Die, Study Finds

Are 50 Percent More Likely to Die, Study Finds

Startling research to be presented at the 66th Conference of the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Session, shows a causal link between heart disease, death, and depression. In fact, it indicates that depression is the single biggest predictor of death occurring within the first ten years of a diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The study, the […]