The Mood Disorders Support Group of New York City 
 

M O O D S

  Newsletter of the Mood Disorders Support Group   
Below: 2007,  2006,  2005,  2004,  2003,  2002,  2001,  2000,  1999
 

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  2008 TOP
February 2007  -- Number 1
  • Upcoming Lectures: March, April, May
  • Ask The Doctor - Ivan K. Goldberg, M.D.
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
     Shock Therapy: The History of
      Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness
  • Why seek therapy? By Ngaere Baxter PhD
  • Contest: Days of Wine and Mood Swings
  

 

  2007 TOP
February 2007  -- Number 1
  • Upcoming Lectures: March, April, May
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
     Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost your Creativity, and
     Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression—The Essential
     Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of this
     Increasingly Common Disorder by Ronald Fieve, MD
  • Diagnosing Personality Disorders By Michael Craig Miller, MD
  • The Movie Title Contest Winners
 May 2007  -- Number 2
  • Upcoming Lecture: June
  • Ask The Doctors - Ivan Goldberg, Joe Nieder
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
     The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for
     Overcoming Depression through Western Science and
     Eastern Wisdom by Henry Emmons, M.D.
  • Spotlight on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    By Deborah Perlick, Ph.D., and Lauren N. Manning
September 2007  -- Number 3
  • Upcoming Lectures: September, October, November
  • Ask The Doctor - Ivan K. Goldberg, M.D.
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
     The Bipolar Handbook: Real-Life Questions with Up-to-Date
     Answers by Wes Burgess, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Personal Viewpoint: Can’t, Won’t and Willpower
 December 2007  -- Number 4
  • Upcoming Lectures: December, January, February
  • Another year of MDSG
  • Ask The Doctor - Ivan K. Goldberg, M.D.
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
     Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed
     Normal Sadness into Depressive Disorder by
     Allan Horwitz and Jerome Wakefield
  • Reader Response, When there’s a will...

 

  2006 TOP
February 2006  -- Number 1
  • Upcoming Lectures 
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Readers Corner
      Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President
      and Fueled His Greatness
  • Picture This — Our Movie Title Contest 
 May  2006  -- Number 2
  • Happy 25th Anniversary to MDSG!
  • Upcoming Lectures
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
  • And The Awards For The Funniest Title Go To...
  • Get Your MDSG T-Shirts
August 2006  -- Number 3
  • Upcoming Lectures 
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Readers Corner with Betsy Naylor
      Is It Me Or My Meds?: Living With Antidepressants
  • Psychotherapy - What You Need to Know
 November 2006  -- Number 4
  • 25th Anniversary
  • Upcoming Lectures
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Readers Corner by Betsy Naylor
    Taking Out Your Mental Trash: A Consumer’s Guide
    to Cognitive Restructuring Therapy
  • Must-See TV:  Our Latest Contest

 

  2005 TOP

  February 2005  -- Number 1
  • Compulsive Hoarding: When Collecting Isn't Just a Hobby  
  • Spring Lectures: New Info, Top Experts
  • Ask The Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
  • The Reader's Corner - 10 great books! 
  • Holiday Contest Winners 
  • News flash! Inflation Hits MDSG 
  • Get Your MDSG T-shirts 
May 2005  -- Number 2
  • Peter Kramer to speak June 13th  
  • Fall Lectures 
  • Ask The Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
  • Book Bits
  • The Reader's Corner Book Review by Betsy Naylor
     Undoing Perpetual Stress by Richard O'Connor
  • Membership Fee Increases 
  August 2005  -- Number 3
  • September Lecture: Self-Destructive Behavior 
  • Fall Lectures 
  • Support Group Advice From The Folks in the Know
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Shrink's...
  • Ask The Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
  • Book Bits
  • The Reader's Corner Book Review by Betsy Naylor
      Against Depression by Peter Kramer
  • Print This Newsletter as a PDF 
 November 2005  -- Number 4
  • Upcoming Lectures
  • 'Tis The Season of Giving
  • Ask The Doctors
  • Book Bits  
  • The Reader's Corner by Betsy Naylor
    A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
  • Knowledge is Power: Mental Health Resources on the Web

 

  2004 TOP

 February 2004  -- Number 1
  • Winter Lecture Line-up: New Speakers and Old Favorites
  • Noticed In The Media by Leslie Shaffer 
  • Medications and Impending Motherhood by Li Lippman 
  • The Reader's Corner Book Review by Betsy Naylor
      Electroshock: Healing Mental Illness 
  • Ask the Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
  April 2004  -- Number 2
  • Get the Most Out of a Group  by Li Lippman 
  • June Lecture: Stress and Mood Disorders 
  • Ask the Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder 
  • The Reader's Corner Book Review by Betsy Naylor
       The Best Awful by Carrie Fisher 
  • Limerick This by Howard Smith
   August 2004  -- Number 3
  • September Lecture: Mood Disorders and Sleep
  • Letter From The Chair 
  • Ask The Doctors 
  • The Reader's Corner 
  • Announcements 
  • And The Winners Are . . . 
    November 2004  -- Number 4
  • MDSG T-shirts
  • More Lecture Tapes Available
  • Ask The Doctors 
  • The Reader's Corner: Jane Pauley’s Skywriting 
  • Holiday Schedule
  • Get in on Our Holiday Song Writing Contest 

 

   2003 TOP
  August 2003 -- Number 3
  • New Season of Lectures 
  • The Reader's Corner by Betsy Naylor
     Depression Fallout: The Impact of Depression on Couples
      and What You Can Do to Preserve the Bond
  • Howard's Helpful Hints by Howard Smith 
  • Work In Progress by Li Lippman
  • Ask the Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
    November 2003 -- Number 4
  • Winter Lecture Line-up: Cold Weather, Hot Topics 
  • Letter from the Chair by Betsy Naylor 
  • Knowledge Is Power When It Comes To Your Mental Health by J. McEwen
  • Ask the Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder
  • The Reader's Corner  Book Review by Betsy Naylor
     Life Inside: A Memoir By Mindy Lewis
  February 2003 -- Number 1
  • From the Chair by Betsy Naylor
  • More Web Sites on Mental Health
  • How Much Should Psychotherapists Tell About Themselves?
         by Michael Craig Miller
  • From Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
  • Lecture Tapes Available
   May 2003 -- Number 2
  • In Memoriam:  Jane Cartwright, Carol Mager 
  • Knowing Your Illness to Prevent Relapse by Li Lippman 
  • More Web Sites on Mental Health 
  • The Reader's Corner. Book Review by Betsy Naylor 
    • The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
  • The Hierarchy of Mental Illness, A Group Member's Viewpoint 
       by Vanessa Ferney
  • Ask the Doctors with Ivan Goldberg and Joe Nieder

 

   2002 TOP

  September 2002 -- Number 3
  • To Disclose or Not to Disclose?  by Li Lippman
  • From the Chair by Tory Masters
  • New Newsletter Mail Format 
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg 
  • Readers Corner (Book Review) by Betsy Naylor 
    • How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
  • Finding the Drug For Me In Just 48 hours?
  • Here comes the smart pill . . .
  • Darkness Goes Lyric  (Contest Winners)  
  • Forget the Yellow Pages When Finding a Shrink
November 2002 -- Number 4
  • A Bipolar Ad Chips Away at Stigma by Li Lippman
  • From the Chair by Tory Masters
  • Notice of New Newsletter Mail Format 
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
  • Readers Corner (Book Review) by Betsy Naylor
    • Just Checking 
  • Lecture Tapes Available Now
  • Correction
  • Web Sites Galore
  • My Brain

  May 2002 -- Number 2

  • Wish You Were Here by Nell Casey
  • Ask the Doctor   with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Weight gain on Zyprexa and Depakote
    • Tegretol and Seroquel and an oral contraceptive
    • Dangers of taking Paxil while pregnant
  • We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends . .

  February 2002 -- Number 1

  • The Dismally Creative Contest by Howard Smith 
  • From the Chair by Rich Satkin 
  • Just say NO! by Judy Hoffmann 
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review) by Betsy Naylor
    • Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg

 

   2001 TOP

 December 2001 -- Number 4
  • Some Thoughts About the World Trade Center Disaster
  • More Thoughts about September 11th   by Li Lippman
  • From the Chair  by Rich Satkin
  • Have You Been Misdiagnosed?   by Jane Cartwright
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Are there tests available to determine if someone is bipolar?
    • Should a nurse alert a supervisor about a co-worker with a mood disorder?
    • What is the frequency of psychosis in bipolar disorder?
  • We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends . . .
 August 2001 -- Number 3 
  • Tips for Choosing a Good Support Group
  • From the Chair  by Rich Satkin
  • Parents and Siblings Need Help Too  by Li Lippman
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review) by Betsy Naylor
    • The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
       By Andrew Solomon
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
  • Watch for Me . . Someday I’m Going to Walk into a MDSG Group
  • In Memory 

  May 2001 -- Number 2

  • Brilliant, Worldly, Upbeat. Surely, He’s Never Really Depressed  by Jane Cartwright 
  • From the Chair  by Rich Satkin
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review)  by Betsy Naylor
    • Of 2 Minds, The Growing Disorder in American Psychiatry
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Medication for bipolar and OCD
    • Problems taking the antipsychotic Geodon (ziprasidone)
  • New Time For Friday Youth Group
  • Drug News . . . New Drugs  By Judy Hoffmann

  February 2001 -- Number 1

  • Happy 20th Anniversary MDSG!  by Jane Cartwright 
  • From the Chair  by Rich Satkin
  • How a Mother’s Depression Affects Her Child  by Jane Cartwright 
  • Ask the Doctor  with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Does Glucophage help you lose weight and make antidepressants more effective?
    • Is Trileptal a new, improved Tegretol?
    • What is the relationship between depression and chronic pain?
  • West Side Support Group Now Meets Every Week
  • Contest Winners  
  • We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends . . .

 

   2000 TOP

  November 2000 -- Number 4 
  • When Drugs Dampen Sexual Pleasure   by Jane Cartwright 
  • From the Chair   by Rich Satkin
  • An Interview with Dr. Gary Sachs   by Jane Cartwright 
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • In addition to medications and psychotherapy, how can I speed my recovery from depression?
  • 5K Walk for Depression   by Judy Hoffman  
  • What's New on the Web Site?
  August 2000 -- Number 3
  • A Personal Story. ECT Made All The Difference 
  • From the Chair by Rich Satkin
  • Disabilities Law. An interview with John A. Gresham 
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Typical childhood experiences at the root of depression in adults 
    • How frequently does depression or mania show up in people with AIDS?
    • What is "soft bipolar disorder?” 
    • Mexitil and treatment-resistant rapid-cycling bipolar disorder
  • Poetry: I Know
  • Contest Winners 
  • What's Funny About Being Sick? by Howard Smith (a new contest) 

  May 2000  --  Number 2

  • Youth Group Thrives 
  • From the Chair by Rich Satkin
  • When Depression Turns Deadly By John McManamy
  • In Memory
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review) by Betsy Naylor
    • The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder
  • Girl Interrupted: A Movie/Video Review by Jane Cartwright
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Can SAM-e and St. John's Wort push a bipolar person into mania?
    • What does a Lamictal rash look like?
    • Many people at MDSG take three or more medications which seems excessive. Is it necessary?
  • Contest Winners 
  • Haiku to You, Too by Howard Smith (a new contest) 

  February 2000  --  Number 1

  • Depression: Doctor Opens Up  by Richard O'Connor, Ph.D.
  • From the Chair by Rich Satkin
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)?
    • Will Tylenol increase my lithium blood level?
    • I have both bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. Will Lamictal help?
    • I am breastfeeding and reluctant to take an antidepressant. Which is the safest for the baby?
  • Nom de Pill Contest   by Howard Smith
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review)   by Betsy Naylor
    • I Don't Want to Talk About It :
      Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
  • A Guide to Chatting Online About Depression
          by Michael Horowitz

 

   1999 TOP

  November 1999 --  Number 5
  • From Synapse to Cell: New Brain Research  by Jane Cartwright
  • From the Chair   by Rich Satkin
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Do antidepressants have any effect on the likelihood of suicide?
    • A question from someone taking Lamictal and Zoloft and feeling dizzy as a result.
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Review)   by Betsy Naylor
    • NIGHT FALLS FAST: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
  • Will Fish Oil Help Your Moods?  by Diana Ver Nooy

  August 1999 -- Number 4
  • From the Chair   by Rich Satkin
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • Does alcohol interfere with the efficacy of psychotropic medication?
    • Can antidepressants flip anyone into hypomania?
    • What is the relationship between panic attacks and depression?
  • The Reader's Corner (Book Reviews)   by Betsy Naylor
    • STOP DEPRESSION NOW: SAM-e: The Breakthrough Supplement that Works as well as Prescription Drugs in Half the Time...with no Side Effects
  • Cognitive Therapy for Depression: An Antidote to Distorted Thinking By Elizabeth Saenger, Ph.D.
  • Plan Ahead for Hospital Care by Jane Cartwright

  May 1999  -- Number 3

  • From the Chair   by Rich Satkin
  • "Sammy" (SAM-e) Makes Good   by Betsy Naylor
  • Ask the Doctor with Dr. Ivan Goldberg
    • What is "Substance P"?
    • Is there clinical evidence that Topamax causes weight loss?
    • Is there an MAOI patch in the pipeline?
    • Is there an antidepressant that is also a mood stabilizer?   
  • Contest: Keep a Stiff Upper Lithium Level   by Howard Smith

  March 1999  -- Number 2

  • From the Chair    by Rich Satkin
  • Free Materials on Patient Rights and on Moods
  • The Reader's Corner  (Book Reviews)   by Betsy Naylor
    1. Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
    2. When Nothing Matters Anymore: a Survival Guide for Depressed Teens
  • A Personal Account by Martha Manning, Ph.D.
  • Depression as a Pathological Stress Reaction by Linda Carpenter, M.D.
  • Don't Fall Into the Gap! by Judy Hoffmann 
  • Recent Drug Headlines
  • Wrong Shrink Contest by Howard Smith 

Note: The newsletter goes back many years prior to 1999. Unfortunately, older issues are not available on-line.

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