01st December 2008
Right now, 20 million Americans are in the midst of an episode of depression.
Some have the incapacitating symptoms of what doctors call a major depression. These symptoms usually require professional attention because they are very severe and demorali...
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TomSmith01st December 2008
There are various situations in life where an individual may have to go through the procedure of depression. Although the cause of depression varies from person to person, the main reason may be due to some personal problems which may be work related, rel...
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Harry18th November 2008
Dysthymia is another name for chronic depression. This illness can be serious although not as severe as bouts with Major Depression. Someone who knows you may have chronic depression, but you have no idea. Having a regular life is very possible for peo...
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Author:
Chokyi Ooi12th November 2008
Major depression can be a problem for many, but it can be particularly hard-hitting for those who are found to be HIV-Positive. The fact is, those who are HIV-Positive are living difficult lives, with death being a problem that they have to live with at a...
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morningshift30th October 2008
Moms nowadays are juggling between their careers, family management and desire to make friends and socialize. The old fashion concept of the neighborhood-like parenting community where woman were interacting with each on the in the farmers markets, doing ...
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Author:
karina20th October 2008
The obvious answer to the above question is a big no; however there is need for every woman out there to realize that they are likely to get depressed than men.
I am inspired to write about this after watching a young woman close and special to me go t...
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Author:
Poly Muthumbi17th October 2008
Getting the blues is a common occurrence in most peoples lives. Depression on the other hand is a lot more serious. Depression is a mood disorder. Feelings of having no joy in life, nothing to live for or many of the other symptoms can indicate depression...
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JD26th September 2008
Pregnancy is the happiest phase of some women life but for some women it is a phase of fear and fright. Normally twenty percent of the women during pregnancy suffers from the common but normal depression symptoms. But some women suffers from major depress...
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Author:
michael russell 22nd September 2008
Grief is a common, expected, and necessary reaction to loss of any kind. Each person will experience grief in a different way and, depending on how well they cope with those emotions, they may have positive or negative long-term effects from their bereav...
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Author:
Ben Anton17th September 2008
For people who may be suffering any form of poor mental health, it may feel like they are alone and that no one else around them can understand what they are going through. The other difficulty is that they might believe there is something wrong with them...
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Author:
Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,15th September 2008
Pregnancy is the happiest phase of some women life but for some women it is a phase of fear and fright. Normally twenty percent of the women during pregnancy suffers from the common but normal depression symptoms. But some women suffers from major depress...
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michael russell 09th September 2008
There is a strong connection between anxiety and depression. Discovering the connection between anxiety and depression will help you to understand and overcome your disorder more easily.
Connection Between Anxiety and Depression
The terms anxiety an...
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09th September 2008
About Rimonabant
Acomplia is also known as rimonabant, which is an anti-obesity drug. Acomplia (rimonabant) is the first in a new class of therapeutic agents which is called Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Blockers (CB1). The drug is used in the treatment of...
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Author:
peter09th September 2008
EPA - This Omega 3 fatty acid, derived from fish oil, heads the natural supplement pack in terms of its ability to reduce the ill affects of stress and anxiety and alleviate mild to moderate depression
I have been singing the praises of this particular...
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Author:
Peter Field08th September 2008
Depression and loneliness are often strongly linked to each other. You can feel depressed because you are lonely, or you can feel lonely because you feel depressed. If you can get a grip on depression, you are likely to feel less lonely too.
Although dep...
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08th September 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
When individuals are diagnosed with depression or some variety of the disease, often, a physician or psychologist will recommend exercise along with another form of treatment. Although, this recommendation may no longer ...
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LegalView05th September 2008
There are different types of depressions based on its severity. The different types of depressions are as follows:
Major depressive disorders: It is a major depression, which interrupts the person to perform his routine work. The symptoms of this type...
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Author:
michael russell 02nd September 2008
What is atypical depression? It is a form of depression that does not differ too much from major depression, but it does differ enough to be noted as a separate form. Symptoms that might be noticed in a person suffering from this form of depression could ...
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Dr. Jennifer B. Lagrotte, DMFT,28th August 2008
There are different types of depressions based on its severity. The different types of depressions are as follows:
Major depressive disorders: It is a major depression, which interrupts the person to perform his routine work. The symptoms of this type...
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Author:
michael russell 22nd August 2008
Depression is a listed mental disorder which includes altered mood; it may occur daily associated with diminished interest or pleasure in most or all of the activities.Depression is considered to be a disorder. This is because it involves everything in th...
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Author:
TomSmith13th August 2008
This book is for the 'Average Joe' in this country who likes information given in an understandable way. You want it kept simple and you don't need to read about all the technical stuff behind the subject. Depression happens to the average Joe all the tim...
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John Samson13th August 2008
Kinds of depression are different, like different kinds of diabetic or high blood pressure problems. And you may find that you or someone you love sort of fits in more than one category. This is OK. You are not training to become a psychologist. You simpl...
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Author:
John Samson13th August 2008
This one is less life shattering than major depression but it makes anyone who has it miserable. It is a constant depression which varies from being mild to moderate. It's a sadness that stays with you.
It lasts over 2 years. Most people can continue ...
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Author:
John Samson24th July 2008
Everyone in this world has suffered from depression at some point in their lives. It is almost impossible to find a person who has never experienced sadness or misery in his or her life. With life becoming more demanding in today’s competitive world, mo...
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Author:
Ian Spencer23rd July 2008
Depression, a mental illness that is often characterized by prolonged periods of sadness and melancholy, experts from the field of psychiatry say.
But just because one person is moping around and just generally hating the world around him or her, does...
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Author:
John Samson22nd July 2008
Serotonin has not only been shown to regulate sleep, but it also is responsible for controlling mood, including feelings of optimism, relaxation, general sense of well-being, and the ability to focus and concentrate. When serotonin levels drop, it can le...
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Author:
Robert Palmer18th July 2008
Effexor is a prescription medicine that is licensed to treat depression in adults. It is a new class of anti-depressant medications that affects chemical messengers within the brain. These chemical messengers are called neurotransmitters, such as serotoni...
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Article Manager17th July 2008
According to Dr. Ricardo E. Jorge, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa, traumatic brain injury constitutes a major public health concern. With an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustaining a TBI and some 90,000 of those ending up with a lo...
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Author:
Jane Newsomelaw11th July 2008
St. John's Wort is a plant with yellow flowers that researchers continue to look at for its health and well-being benefits. A perennial herb, it is from Europe and found its way to America with settlers. It is commonplace in meadows and fields. The first ...
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Author:
Robert Palmer25th June 2008
In order to live a healthy, contented life, it is very important for a person to be financially secured and for this purpose, we all work hard to earn a good amount of funds and live up to the expectations of our family members. However, there are few tim...
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Author:
Smith Jones23rd June 2008
Depression is a "whole-body" illness, involving your body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, and the way you think about things. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is n...
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Author:
John Mathew09th May 2008
Depression exists in the emotional part of the brain. Brainswitching uses basic mental exercises to switch the neuronal activity from the emotional part of the brain (the subcortex) to the thinking part of the brain (the neocortex) which does not have the...
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Author:
Corwin Brown29th April 2008
Stretch marks happen to men and women, fat and thin, young and old. In most cases they don't hurt or irritate so a lot of people don't even notice them until they get really bad. In the beginning stage they are pinkish red (caused by micro blood vessels b...
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Author:
peterhutch28th April 2008
Medications for depression treatment were proven not significantly harmful during pregnancy.
However you ask the question, you always get the same answer. More antidepressants than any other medication have been prescribed to Americans over the last tw...
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Author:
John Scott28th April 2008
History is a strange beast. You can only see it when you turn and look back. The closer it is to you, the less easy it is to see. The difficulty with writing about acomplia is that you must always start somewhere. Wherever you pick in time, the real quest...
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Author:
John Scott09th April 2008
Some people call it the 'blues' and some people call it the 'pits' and some call it 'feeling down in the dumps'. But whatever you may call it, being depressed is a terrible feeling.
The most common types of depression are:
Major Depression, which ...
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Author:
Alan B. Densky07th April 2008
Delayed Grief
While a slight delay in grieving is normal, an absence of grieving for weeks and months is unusual. All too often people who delay grieving are praised by others ("She's so strong that she didn't even cry at the funeral," or "Isn't he ama...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson07th April 2008
There's a major difference between the normal, explainable types of anxiety and intense, often crippling anxieties that aren't so easy to explain or understand. Doctors call these "anxiety disorders." It's estimated that 10 percent of North Americans will...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson07th April 2008
Doctors used to believe that depression was a disease of late life, affecting older people more frequently than younger ones. In fact, recent studies have shown that quite the opposite is true. Depression is slightly more common in people between the ages...
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pattrickjhonson06th April 2008
Antidepressant drug:. This group of drugs has proved extremely effective in treating depression. While there are many kinds of antidepressant drugs, they all work in basically the same way, causing subtle changes in the brain's neurochemistry that seem to...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson06th April 2008
Delayed Grief
While a slight delay in grieving is normal, an absence of grieving for weeks and months is unusual. All too often people who delay grieving are praised by others ("She's so strong that she didn't even cry at the funeral," or "Isn't he ama...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson04th April 2008
There's a major difference between the normal, explainable types of anxiety and intense, often crippling anxieties that aren't so easy to explain or understand. Doctors call these "anxiety disorders." It's estimated that 10 percent of North Americans will...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson04th April 2008
Doctors used to believe that depression was a disease of late life, affecting older people more frequently than younger ones. In fact, recent studies have shown that quite the opposite is true. Depression is slightly more common in people between the ages...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson03rd April 2008
However you ask the question, you always get the same answer. More antidepressants than any other medication have been prescribed to Americans over the last twenty years. This is a remarkable statistic when you think of all the possible illnesses and dise...
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Author:
John Scott29th March 2008
Doctors used to believe that depression was a disease of late life, affecting older people more frequently than younger ones. In fact, recent studies have shown that quite the opposite is true. Depression is slightly more common in people between the ages...
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Author:
pattrickjhonson25th March 2008
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a combination of physical discomforts and emotional symptoms, which occur in the latter half of the menstrual cycle (late luteal phase), and reduce or diminish during the first few days of menstruation. Symptoms of PMS are s...
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Author:
allergymatters19th March 2008
Depression is an illness which has become common in recent a times. This mental illness is associated with deep thoughts of the patients which makes them think they are loosing the charm and the glitters of life. It has many different forms and is associa...
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Author:
Rachel Broune22nd February 2008
A term generally referred to as mental illness is used to describe a diseases or condition affecting the brain which affects the way a person thinks, behaves, feels and his/her relation to others and surroundings. A person suffering from this condition wo...
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Author:
Robert II Smith21st February 2008
The word depressed is a common everyday word. People might say "I'm depressed" when in fact they mean "I'm fed up because I've had a row, or failed an exam, or lost my job" etc. These ups and downs of life are common and normal. Most people recover quit...
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Author:
Peter sams19th February 2008
Why would a person want to starve themselves almost to the point of death? A lot of people may fast for spiritual reasons, but there are those who go way further than the limits of safety just for looks alone. Anorexics are not trying to make a statemen...
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Author:
Lionel Estridge02nd February 2008
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or fr...
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Author:
Peter sams30th January 2008
Depression and anxiety can sound like a major contradiction. However, these two problems often like to hang out together and they can make their host feel like they are a yo-yo. Depression and anxiety can make a person have low energy, phobias, panic atta...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen30th January 2008
Major depression treatment almost always includes the use of anti depressant medication. However, people should know that this depression treatment does not cure depression. This depression treatment simply works by treating the depression symptoms. Once ...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen30th October 2007
People who have major depressive disorder have had at least one major depressive episode (five or more symptoms for at least a two-week period). For some people, this disorder is recurrent, which means they may experience episodes once a month, once a yea...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan30th October 2007
Because of the highs and the lows -- or two poles of mood -- the condition is referred to as "bipolar" depression. In between episodes of mood swings, a person may experience normal moods.The word "manic" describes the periods when the person feels overly...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan22nd October 2007
Hypersomnia is one of the symptoms of major depression. Idiopathic hypersomnia is five times less frequent than narcolepsy. Hypersomnia Idiopathic disorder is an excessively deep or prolonged major sleep period. Hypersomnia Idiopathic disorder may be asso...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen15th October 2007
Research has revealed that depression is occurring earlier in life today than in past decades.24 In addition, research has shown that early onset depression often persists, recurs, and continues into adulthood, and that depression in youth may also predi...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan08th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Stephen LauYour mental depression may be related to your diet, in particular, your nutritional deficiency.Mental depression and many autoimmune problems are chemically and environmentally related. Specifically, your mental depression ma...
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Author:
Stephen Lau02nd October 2007
Dyssomnia NOS (not otherwise specified) refers to any insomnia, hypersomnia, or circadian rhythm disturbance that does not meet the full criteria for a specific dyssomnia. There are over 30 recognized kinds of dyssomnias. Common Causes of Dyssomnia is med...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen25th September 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Stephen LauHormones form the biochemical basis of major depression. Estrogen, a female hormone produced in the ovaries, plays a pivotal role in your brain in that it increases the amount of mood-regulating neurotransmiiters, whose malfu...
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Author:
Stephen Lau11th July 2007
Depression is a very real and treatable illness. Depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. Depression is very common and affects as many as one in eight people in their teen years. Depressed mood is generally situational and reactive, an...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen11th July 2007
Insomnia is a sleep disorder. Sleep is a state of consciousnesses, which gives your body time to rest and build up your strength. It is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or inability to remain asleep for a reasonable period. Insomnia affects all...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen11th July 2007
Depression is a very real and treatable illness. Depression is just about the loneliest experience in the world. Depressed people, who are often poor communicators place more demands on a marriage with their greater need for caring and support and end up ...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen20th June 2007
We know the brain is about 60% fats so when someone calls you a “fat head” that literally is the truth. The question is, what fats are you feeding your fat head? Omega 3 fatty fish oil, or Omega 3 seed oil? Omega 3 fish oils are known as PUFA’s (...
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Author:
Lois Smithers19th June 2007
Let's Talk About Depression
Sure, everybody feels sad or blue now and then. But if you're sad most of the time, and it's giving you problems with
• your grades or attendance at school
• your relationships with your family and friends
• al...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan19th June 2007
Depression is a serious medical condition. In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with an individual's ability to function. There are ...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan19th June 2007
They are college students who got depressed...got treatment...and got better.
College offers new experiences and challenges. This can be exciting—it can also be stressful and make you, or someone you know, feel sad. But when "the blues" last for week...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan18th June 2007
This report reviews the literature on the prevalence, treatment, and consequences of depression in low-income women, highlighting the relationship of depression to welfare and employment. Depression is a debilitating illness, characterized by profound fee...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan31st May 2007
Atypical Depression is a subtype of Major Depression characterized by mood reactivity being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events. They'll feel deeply depressed or somewhat hopeful depending on the latest situation they are faced...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen30th May 2007
Depression is one of the most debilitating diseases in society today. Unfortunately, most people have no idea about the
effects of depression or what someone that actually suffers from this diseases is going through. Many people, both friends and fami...
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Author:
Joe Stewart21st May 2007
Major depression is a mood disorder present in people that experience severe depressive episodes either overnight or gradually over time. A person who has been functioning normally may be plunged into despair by a psychological trauma, but most often the ...
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Author:
Peter Gitundu21st May 2007
At the age of 30, she thought she had dealt with all of her major issues. Though her marriage was somewhat rocky in the beginning, things were really starting to smooth out. Her career was stable and her two kids were growing up healthy and happy. But som...
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Author:
Peter Gitundu21st May 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 The Brain Code LLC
This post comes to you from about 30,000 feet en-route from Detroit to Portland, Oregon. I'm heading out there for a scientific conference on diet and nutrition, where I will be presenting some of my own work on om...
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15th May 2007
Insomnia is inability to remain asleep for a reasonable period. An individual can be clasified as a patient of insomnia if he complains that he is unable to close eyes or rest mind for more than a few minutes at a time. Insomnia is of two types - organi...
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Author:
jasperknowapp09th May 2007
If you have noticed recurrent symptoms that prevent you from enjoying daily activities it may be necessary to investigate the presence of anxiety mood disorders.
There are several different types of mood disorders.
Major Depression-This type of depr...
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Author:
kanewinsor08th May 2007
Depression is an illness that involves both body and mind(thoughts). It is not like physical weakness that will vanish within days but it’s the state that interferes with the daily chores of life resulting in poor performance or output. It give rise to ...
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Author:
Alien20th April 2007
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease, and it is known that in the patients who have this autoimmune disorder, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between antigens and its own cells and tissues. We can mention that there will be d...
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Author:
groshan fabiola29th March 2007
Suicide is one of the problems that are occurring in the world today. When one decides to commit suicide, they have decided that it is better to take their own life instead of to continue living. Before someone gets to this extent, you can look for warnin...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan06th March 2007
Clinical depression, sometimes known as unipolar depression or major depression, can be described as a type of depression where the symptoms are persistent and severe enough to warrant clinical intervention by a health professional. This is not the same a...
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01st March 2007
Herbs for depression are often seen as a viable alternative to pharmaceutical treatment of depression. However, actual data showing an effectiveness of herbs for depression is rare and thus it is currently hardly possible to make a final verdict on the us...
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Author:
Alex Matis20th February 2007
Both Zyban and Wellbutrin are brand name prescription drugs that contain the same active ingredient, which is Bupropion. Bupropion can be used both as an antidepressant, and as an aid to giving up smoking.
As an antidepressant, it is sold under the bra...
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06th February 2007
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock therapy, is a controversial medical treatment that induces a seizure by passing electricity through the patient’s brain. ECT was a common psychiatric treatment until the late 20th century, when...
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Author:
Moses Wright25th January 2007
The blockbuster medication Celexa, which is in the SSRI category of medications and is regularly used to lower cholesterol, has recently been found to effectively treat depression in patients with coronary heart disease.
François Lespérance, M.D., ...
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Author:
Cathlene Martinez21st January 2007
There are a many different types of depression and although many of the symptoms that apply to each will be similar, there are some additional signs to look out for within each type of depressive disorder. The following is a list of some of the main type...
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18th January 2007
Depression is common and can strike any one of us at any time. According to the Mental Health Foundation 10% of the population in the UK and USA will experience some form of depression every year. There are several different types of depression ranging ...
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05th January 2007
Is Dysthymic Disorder a Second-Rate Depression?ByMichael G. Rayel, MDDysthymic Disorder, used to be called Dysthymia, is alow-grade and yet chronic depression characterized byfeelings of sadness or depression associated with lack ofinterest to do things a...
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mrayel75
24th December 2006
Depression is a genuine mental illness often characterized by prolonged periods of sadness and melancholy, say experts from the field of psychiatry. That means it can drain and incapacitate you and destroy your business efforts.
About one in seven of...
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Author:
michael madigan08th December 2006
Depression is a common mental health disease which affects over 120 million people worldwide. However, most people are still not aware of the extent of this mental health problem, nor the treatments that are currently available. To improve general underst...
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Author:
Pedro Gondim04th December 2006
As oppose to looking at the causes of depression as if depression were a completely understood condition, let's rather look at it in manageable little packets.
Educating yourself and making sure that you fully understand the risk factors related to de...
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Author:
Ryan Puusaari19th November 2006
Sometimes physical problems can cause depression. But other times, symptoms of depression are part of a more complex psychiatric problem. There are several different types of depression, including:
• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymia
• Se...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan19th November 2006
Bipolar depression, also called bipolar disorder or "manic-depressive" disease, is a mental illness that causes people to have severe high and low moods. People who have this illness switch from feeling overly happy and joyful to feeling very sad, and vic...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan19th November 2006
Sometimes physical problems can cause depression. But other times, symptoms of depression are part of a more complex psychiatric problem. There are several different types of depression, including:
• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymia
• ...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan17th November 2006
Depression is a common disorder in every one. This happens when we miss something or someone really we need. This is considered as one of the chronic disease as if the person goes deeper then he is addicted to many problems or the diseases to his body.
...
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Author:
dr jack17th November 2006
Postpartum depression is a complex mix of physical, emotional, and behavioural changes that occur in a mother after giving birth. It is a serious condition, affecting 10% of new mothers. Symptoms range from mild to severe depression and may appear within ...
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Author:
Eduard De Mousant17th November 2006
Major depression is one of the biggest joy stealers in life. The most severe category of clinical depression, major depression can be triggered by any of three causes .
First, a major trauma in your life can set off a major depression. A severe los...
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Author:
Ande Waggener17th November 2006
Schizophrenia, witch in Greek mean split mind, is a brain illness that affects 1% people all over the world. The persons can be young or older, women or men, it doesn't matter. It's diagnosis can be more difficult than it might seem because the sympto...
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Author:
John Conrad17th November 2006
When we age, we produce less of two important mood stabilizing hormones, serotonin and dopamine. So, depression is a risk factor for both men and women as we get older. Yet twice as many women compared to men suffer from depression, which leads some to be...
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Author:
Rebecca Prescott09th November 2006
The Severity of the Problem
Binge eating disorder (or compulsive overeating) is a relatively recently recognized disorder and is a condition that millions of Americans may have. It is the most common of the eating disorders and one which resembles buli...
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Author:
Mark J Emslie08th November 2006
Postpartum depression is a complex mix of physical, emotional, and behavioural changes that occur in a mother after giving birth. It is a serious condition, affecting 10% of new mothers. Symptoms range from mild to severe depression and may appear within ...
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Author:
Peter Charalambos08th November 2006
A growing body of scientific research, including works endorsed by the Professor of Psychiatry (Neuroscience) at Harvard
Medical School, amongst many others, indicates that these healthy fats help prevent a wide range of medical problems, including de...
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Author:
Deepak28th September 2006
Major depression is one of the biggest joy stealers in life. The most severe category of clinical depression, major depression can be triggered by any of three causes .
First, a major trauma in your life can set off a major depression. A severe loss ...
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Author:
Ande Waggener19th July 2006
Postpartum depression is a condition that is primarily seen in women who have just given birth. While it may also be present in men, it is not as extensive. This disorder is considered to be a type of major depression, and there are a number of ways it ca...
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Author:
Michael Colucci15th July 2006
Today depression and panic attacks a very common for millions of people around the world. On average, fourteen million Americans suffer from major panic attack and depression. Three million Americans suffer from panic disorder. It is very common for tho...
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Author:
Paul Schmitt20th June 2006
by Tess Thompson
Millions of people who are suffering from depression are currently taking antidepressant medication in an attempt to battle the condition. Oftentimes, doctors are quick to prescribe the medication -- in fact, many times, it's the first...
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Author:
Tess Thompson04th June 2006
Depression and anxiety appear to be two different emotional responses humans are capable of having. We do not usually associate these two disorders with each other. But research has shown that depression and anxiety do in fact co-exist, much to the detri...
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Author:
Andrew Bicknell25th April 2006
What is Dual Diagnosis?
A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both problems.
How Common Is Dual Diagnosis?
Dua...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan16th April 2006
For the past few years, interest rates have been quite low, causing many people to borrow large amounts of money for a variety of different expenses. Now these interest rates are about to rise, and they will have a large effect on the personal finances of...
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Author:
Joseph Kenny10th April 2006
Women, regardless of nationality or socioeconomic status, have a higher chance to have depression than men. The reasons for such higher chance appear to be a combination of biological and cultural factors.
Women's Hormonal Variation and Life Phase
E...
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Author:
Hector Milla02nd April 2006
Bipolar disorder is, without a doubt, an affective mood disorder that brings true misery to many millions of individuals. What is it about bipolar that makes it so bad? As a playwright once wrote, let me count the ways.
Bipolar disorder, like major dep...
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Author:
Tim Moore15th March 2006
We have all heard the stories; the executive retires in Spring and dies before the first Winter snowfall. While some may conclude that the former exec just couldn't adjust to retirement, it is more likely that they burned themselves out working. That i...
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Author:
Barbara Bartlein12th February 2006
Major depression can greatly affect a person's ability to function at home and/or at work, and inhibit the enjoyment of life in any way. Some people suffer depression only once but others may experience it several times in their lifetime.
Answer the qu...
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Author:
Ann Shorb09th February 2006
Women and Mental Health Research
Mental illnesses affect women and men differently. Some disorders are more common in women, and some express themselves with different symptoms. Scientists are only now beginning to tease apart the contribution of v...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan09th February 2006
Life is full of emotional difficulties. However, when the "down" times are long lasting or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common, serious illnessdepression. Clinical depression affects mood, mind, body, and behavior....
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan08th February 2006
Copyright 2006 Wendy Owen
Almost 10% of the US population suffer from depression at any one time. Similar statistics would be expected from other developed countries.
Depression can affect our sleep in many ways. Some of us sleep longer and others f...
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Author:
Wendy Owen04th February 2006
Are those extra inches round your waist leaving you sleepless? Has your last diet plan failed to solve your eternal problem - excess weight? Maybe you are not doing it right or expect results too fast.
Losing weight can be difficult at times because o...
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Author:
Michael Douglas02nd February 2006
The Invisible Disease: Depression
Introduction
Depression is a serious medical condition. In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with ...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan02nd February 2006
Sure, everybody feels sad or blue now and then. But if you're sad most of the time, and it's giving you problems with
your grades or attendance at school
your relationships with your family and friends
alcohol, drugs, or sex
controlling yo...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan14th January 2006
Debt is bad!!! Or that's the message you hear most often. But I'll let you in on a little secret - you actually get two types of Debt: Good Debt and Bad Debt.
Good debt is the debt that you enter into when you're using other peoples money (OPM) to bu...
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Author:
Gerard Korsten09th January 2006
Depressive illness is such a physically and socially debilitating condition. It restricts you from doing the normal day-to-day activities and jeopardizes your work, friendships and how you deal with others.
The National Institute of Mental Health repo...
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Author:
Christopher Ruane01st January 2006
What is dysthymia?
Dysthymia, also known as dysthymic disorder, is classified as a type of affective disorder (also called mood disorder) that often resembles a less severe, yet more chronic form of major (clinical) depression. However, persons with dyst...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan01st January 2006
What is major depression?
Overview of depression
Depression is a depressive disorder that involves a person's body, mood, and thoughts. It can affect and disrupt eating, sleeping, or thinking patterns, and is not the same as being unhappy or in a "blue...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan29th December 2005
What is seasonal affective disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a mood disorder characterized by depression related to a certain season of the year - especially winter. However, SAD is often not described as a separate mood disorder but as a...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan19th December 2005
Some types of depression run in families, suggesting that a biological vulnerability can be inherited. This seems to be the case with bipolar disorder. Studies of families in which members of each generation develop bipolar disorder found that those with ...
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Author:
Jason Miller30th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Christopher Green
Stress, depression and anxiety are the plagues of the modern world. Every year, over 20 million people in the western world will enter into an episode of major mental trauma. Most of them will be treated with antidepres...
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Author:
Chris Green29th November 2005
More and more researchers and physicians are coming to the conclusion that exercise can be as effective as antidepressants in reducing the symptoms of major depression.Group or Solitary Both WorkMany studies have shown that exercise in a group setting is ...
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Author:
Joseph Mercola11th November 2005
Depression is a serious but treatable medical condition - a brain disease - that can strike anyone, including men. In America alone, over 6 million men have depression each year.
Whether you're a company executive, a construction worker, a writer, a po...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan20th September 2005
Depression is a very serious matter, which does not discriminate. Depression doe not care what your age is, what gender you are, or even what your race or social class is.
Depression can often make a person feel sad, helpless, hopeless, and irritable....
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Author:
David Chandler
