Depression Information

Cure Against Depression and Low Self Confidence


Depression strikes most of us and it can make us paralysed. It is essential that we do not let it get too much influence on our lives.

Neuromodulation Is Now The Mainstream Therapy For Chronic Depression


The cover of the March 7, 2005 issue of Business Week titled REWIRING THE HUMAN BODY, describes how neuromodulation brings new hope to the four million desperate patients in the United States who suffer from the debilitating disease of chronic or treatment-resistant depression.

Major Depression and Manic Depression ? Any Difference?


Countless number of patients and their family members have asked me about manic?depression and major depression. ?Is there any difference?? ?Are they one and the same?? ?Is the treatment the same?? And so on. Each time I encounter a chorus of questions like these, I am enthused to provide answers.

Depression Series (Part 2): My Antidepressant Doesn?t Work - What Can My Psychiatrist Do?


Maria has been increasingly depressed for the past few years. She has tried at least four newer antidepressants but so far, she doesn?t seem to respond. Unable to work, she?s now feeling helpless and hopeless. Likewise, her family is discouraged. Frustrated and baffled by Maria?s lack of progress, the family doctor refers her to a psychiatrist.

Depression Series: Why Don?t I Respond to Medications? (Part 1)


Maria has been feeling depressed for at least two and a half years. About three years ago, her husband of 20 years left her for another woman. Devastated, she became despondent and tearful almost daily.

What is Neurotransmitter Deficiency Disorder and How Can It Cause Depression, Anxiety, and...


Neurotransmitters (NTs) are essential chemical messengers that regulate brain, muscle, nerve and organ function. The most common NTs are serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. Low levels of these important chemicals is extremely common in the general public and is due to innumerable lifestyle, environmental, and dietary factors. This article is intended to help the reader determine whether they may be deficient in NTs and how evaluation and treatment of this disorder can help.

Major Symposium About Vagus Nerve Stimulation & Depression at the American Psychiatric Association


A major symposium about vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for chronic or recurrent depression will be presented at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May. This is the largest gathering of psychiatrists in the world and over 25,000 psychiatrists will be in attendance.

Depression Mantra


Depression is the most prevalent of all the emotional disorders. This may vary from feelings of slight sadness to utter misery and dejection. It brings together a variety of physical and psychological symptoms which together constitute a syndrome.

What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression?


As a counselor, I am often asked, ?Can drugs be helpful for anxiety and depression?? The answer I give is ?Yes? and ?No.?

Andropause and Depression


Andropause correlates directly with depression ? a major player in the notorious mid-life crisis period men face in their late 40īs to late 50īs. There are a wide variety of symptoms and conditions hormone-wrecked men experience during this mid-life transition ? everything from the mental (i.e. irritability) to the physical (loss of libido, lack of energy, and weight gain.) Depression, left untreated, can be a disabling condition.

Do Natural Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Supplements Really Work?


Unfortunately, millions of Americans currently suffer from the debilitating effects of stress, anxiety, and depression. In the pharmaceutical industry, anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants are among the best-selling medications on the market.

Depression After A Heart Attack


There are several factors can lead to depression after heart attack. The stress of being in the hospital, the fear of another heart attack, time away from work can all contribute to feeling depressed, helpless, down and despondent.

Beating Stress, Anxiety and Depression


Why are these illnesses on the rise? And why do some people become so ill through these illnesses, they can find it hard to function?

Depression Keeps 19 Million Adults From Being Productive


Approximately 19 million American adult workers allow depression to limit their productivity. According to the American Medical Women's Association, this includes 5 million women, many of whom will quit or loss their jobs directly due to the depression.

Antidepressants: Control or Cure?


What?s curious is that most of them will be on these drugs for life. Equally curious is that over seventy percent of people who stop taking them, for any length of time, will relapse into another painful episode of their illness.

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