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This blog is written by the clinicians at Jonah Green and Associates, a mental health practice based in Kensington, MD that provides quality services for children, teens, families, and adults. It is intended as a resource for families who are seeking to expand their knowledge about mental health and mental health services, and also as a resource for families who are seeking quality mental health services, especially in the mid-Atlantic region. Please feel free to post questions and comments on any of the entries as well as on any topics or articles from our companion web site www.childandfamilymentalhealth.com.

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Three Small Steps for Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

Calling upon and accessing cognitive resources when managing feelings of anxiety and depression is hard, to say the least. We often intellectually understand strategies for dealing with these feelings, but utilizing those tools when in a state of emotional strain can feel impossible.  When helping clients manage feelings of anxiety and/or depression, I often try to provide pneumonic devices or mental shortcuts in order to simplify the process in order to help remembering, and employ, their strategies.  One such shortcut is the mantra, “relax, distract, cope”.

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Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

This has been an incredibly mild winter here in the DC metro area.  I felt the effect myself over this past unusually warm weekend.   Exercising outside at the park, abundant sunshine, and more time socializing with friends and neighbors seemed to have everyone in a better mood.  That being said, we still have more frigid days in our future.  For many people dark and short days, limited sunshine and more time stuck indoors can create a case of the “winter blues”.  For others, the changing seasons can prompt a more serious condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).  SAD is a form of depression that is directly linked to the changing seasons.  It includes symptoms of sadness and depression combined with lack of motivation and increased sleeping and eating.  Researchers aren’t sure as to the exact cause of SAD although lack of light is thought to affect melatonin and serotonin brain activity which in turn affects mood.  Here are some tips for managing this frustrating annual condition:

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