Depression: Causes and Risk Factors

The causes of depression are varied and complex. While some people can contribute their depression to a single cause, others may find that it is the result of several causes. Still, for some, the causes are never known. Below is a list of contributing factors that can either increase your risk of, or cause, depression.

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Assertiveness: Developing a Written Plan to Become More Assertive:

Much information, insight and encouragement, as well as many skills, tips and techniques are readily available to help an individual become more assertive. But once you have your insight, encouragement, skills and techniques, what do you do next? It is time to make the commitment to change, and like most things, you are more likely to follow through with this change if you put it in writing. By doing some introspection and using the following as a guide, you will be able to develop your vital “Written Plan for Becoming More Assertive”.

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Automated Emotional Self Help in 3 Easy Steps:

During the 20+ years of my clinical experience in acute psychiatric practice, I have seen an unspeakable amount of emotional pain. From loss to anger, trauma to abuse, and from dependencies of all types to abuse, and daily acute suicidality/homicidality; I have seen it all. I have learned how to efficiently deal with these problems, but I have also seen, up close and personally, how our typical care delivery system fails to respond to these overwhelming needs in various ways, including long delays and insensitivity. As a result, I am often asked how one can easily achieve emotional wellness.

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How Do You “RATE”? A Simple Process For Emotional Health Care:

During the 20+ years of my clinical experience in acute psychiatric practice, I am often asked about my overall approach to emotional health care. In response, I have attempted to break the process down as simply as possible through what I term the “RATE” process, an acronym that I refer to as “Rapidly Assess, Treat and Evaluate”.

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Press Release- Recent Launch of Automated, Web-Based Health Assessment Tools Make Data Collection Process More Efficient:

For Immediate Release: April 16, 2010: MyTherapySession.com has announced the launch of their much-anticipated automated, web-based health assessments, developed by company founder, Brent R. Coyle, M.D., a practicing board certified Psychiatrist with over 20 years clinical experience. “These automated assessment tools are much needed and long overdue,” says Dr. Coyle, “especially considering the way in which current systems of care have found greater ‘efficiency’ in asking fewer questions during the data-collection process, which often results in more mistakes and omissions."

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