Posted on 19 April 2012. Tags: abuse, anger, antidepressant, anxiety, ask Dr. O, askdro, behavior, change, complusive, D.owens, deception, depression, disorder, Dr. O, exercise, forgiveness, illness, manipulate, MD, medication, men, misled, mood, obsessive, out of control, owens, relations, relationship, relationships, self-esteem, therapy, warning, women
In the past we have done posts that targeted some of the risk factors of suicide-prone individuals, and way to help treat the symptoms of those who may be or are contemplating suicide. Today, AskDrO is taking a step FURTHER…think of it as a pre-emptive strike to preventing depression from taking over your mental health! [...]
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Posted in Divorce, DSM-IV Notes, Education, Enough Said!, Family, Female Depression, Love and Happiness, Male Depression, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, medication management, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Parenting, Relationships, Suicide, Top Featured, Treatments
Posted on 14 February 2012. Tags: love, love music, mood, music, relationships, songs, top ten vday songs, v day songs, Valentine's Day
Are you looking for a little Valentine’s Day love? Check out my top ten love songs to let your special someone know — you’re feeling it. 1. Love, Need and Want You, Patti LaBelle 2.Valentine, Lloyd 3. Love is Stronger Than Pride, Sade 4. Be Without You, Mary J. Blige 5. Crazy Love, Brian McKnight [...]
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Posted in Love and Happiness, Relationships, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day Weekend
Posted on 06 February 2011. Tags: abuse, alone, atlanta, attention, attitude, black, blog, change, children, depression, disorder, explosive, Georgia, housewife, HPD, Leakes, loud, mental issues, mood, mouth, NeNe, out of control, personality, problems, relationship, relationships, seeking, temper, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, warning women, woman, wrongdoing
A lot of you have begun to express concern about NeNe Leakes’ behavior both on and off the screen. Could this behavior cause her difficulty obtaining gigs in the future, or is this the “imagery”of the Black Woman that America wants to see? I believe that we all are doing a double-take now that Kim [...]
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Posted in Celebrities, Top Featured
Posted on 14 September 2010. Tags: abuse, alcohol, anger, anxiety, ask Dr. O, askdro, behavior, black, blog, boys, bully, bullying, change, children, communication, community, complusive, D.owens, deception, depression, disorder, Divorce, Dr. O, dwight, fault, forgiveness, gay, girls, homosexual, identification, lesbian, loneliness, loss, lying, Marriage, MD, men, misled, mood, out of control, owens, parent, problems, professional, psychiatry, relations, relationship, relationships, School, statistics, students, substance, Suicide, treatment, warning, women, young, youth
Statistics: Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in children ages 15-24 It is the leading cause of death for gay and lesbian youths (1,500/year) Children as young as five years old have completed suicide Guns, Suffocation and poisoning are the major methods From 15-19, four times as many boys kill themselves than girls [...]
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Posted in Divorce, Female Depression, Gay, Male Depression, Marriage, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Parenting, Relationships, School, Suicide, Treatments
Posted on 10 June 2010. Tags: anger, anxiety, ask Dr. O, askdro, behavior, complusive, D.owens, depression, Dr. O, mood, psychiatry, Suicide, women
Commentary: Addressing Suicide in Our Community Thursday, June 10, 2010 | 9:00 AM by Dr. O I am afraid to answer the phones in my psychiatric office again. The question is who will be next? Last month it was the famous model Noemie Lenoir (attempted suicide), a Morehouse student (completed suicide), and yes somebody else’s [...]
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Posted in Enough Said!, Female Depression, Male Depression, Mental Health, Newsworthy, Relationships, Suicide, Treatments
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