Unstuck: Healing Ourselves

Your guide to the journey out of depression.

James S. Gordon, MD, is the founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, and a clinical professor in the departments of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown. See full bio

December 29, 2008

PTSD on Wall Street and Main Street

"You don't have to go to Gaza to treat posttraumatic stress disorder," my friend said. Read More

October 27, 2008

Deconstructing Antidepressants

The New England Journal of Medicine's review of unpublished as well as published studies of antidepressants' efficacy reveals that these drugs' effectiveness was drastically exaggerated--yet SSRI's are often a physician's first response to the difficult, debilitating symptoms of depression. What do you do when these so-called "miracle drugs" don't help you--and, indeed, can even hurt you as you struggle with depression? Read More

Books by James Gordon, M.D.

Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression

Manifesto For A New Medicine: Your Guide To Healing Partnerships And The Wise Use Of Alternative Therapies

Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional Therapies

Depression Basics

Some 15 million Americans struggle with depression—an illness that comes in many forms—from major depression and seasonal affective disorder, to dysthymia and bipolar disorder.

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