It's Not All in Your Head: Anxiety, Depresson, Mood Swings, and MS

It's Not All in Your Head is a cognitive-behavioral approach to overcoming the depression, anxiety,and stress that goes hand-in-hand with MS. Dr. Farrell helps individuals and their families develop a better understanding of the effects that MS has on mood levels and anxiety and offers a plan of simple remediation in a self-help format.

It's Not All in Your Head shows that:

• MS patients' depression and anxiety can be related to their medical condition
• Exercise can promote growth in brain connections and help alleviate depression
• Pain severity in MS can be lessenedthrough stemming anxiety
• Social involvement is key to maintaining mental and physical health