We all live with it. If you're down in the dumps, you're three times more likely to ignore your doctor's instructions, an analysis of the research reveals. Psychologists, reviewing all available literature, found that depressed patients are much more prone to ignore medical treatment recommendations than nondepressed patients. In light of increasing school violence and the soaring number of kids taking Ritalin and other drugs to control behavior and mood, it might not surprise you to learn that a new study says youngsters are almost three times as likely to have an emotional or behavioral disorder today as they were 20 years ago. And the secret may be as simple as learning to give thanks.
Cognitive therapists say yes.