Posts Tagged ‘Causes’

What Are The Leading Causes of Depression and Anxiety In Women Today?

Depression can happen to anybody. but there appears to be more women suffering from depression and anxiety than men. It's true that there are several factors that trigger depression, but among women, hormones, stress, and vitamin supplementation (or specifically, the lack thereof) are identified as the leading causes of depression. Hormonal Imbalance Hormones do plenty [...]

Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures

I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in They Call Me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in The best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in an Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]

Does Depression Cause Divorce?

The break up of a marriage happens for many different reasons with chronic depression being one of the leading causes of divorce around the world. a depressed person will be very moody and down in the dumps and hard to be around and relate to. Depression often goes undiagnosed and the depressed person's behavior is [...]

Am I Bipolar? – Testing Yourself for Bipolar Disorder

Am I Bipolar?- this is one perplexing question a person, constantly experiencing dramatic mood swings in each and every single day of his life, would like to answer. in a year, one percent of Americans with ages 18 and above suffer a manic-depressive illness called Bipolar Disorder. how does one really know if he or [...]

What Is A Good Way To Curb Depression Without Meds?

Mood-lifting drugs are not the only means you can cope with depression. Drugs, if you must know, contain many toxic ingredients that can damage your internal organs. They also come with side effects, some of which are even life-threatening. Unless you are experiencing depression in its severe form, experts would suggest taking other mood-lifting measures [...]

Bipolar Disorder In A Nutshell

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness, is one of several disorders known as mood disorders. Mania and depression alone or in combination are the hallmarks of the mood disorders. Mania is characterized by a feeling of euphoria in which the individual has grandiose ideas, exhibits boundless energy, needs little sleep, and exhibits great self-assurance. While [...]

Understand the Common Causes of Teen Depression

There are many causes of teen depression and the depression can be transitional or transient in nature and can come from a wide variety of factors. Depression can be a transient response to many situations and stresses. in teen depression, it may be from one factor, multiple factors, or in some cases, nothing that can [...]

Medical Depression – The Facts

All forms of depression are basically categorized as medical related. Depression is comprised of many stages of illness. they can range from mild depression, Bi-polar disorders or manic depression, all the way up to major depression. Depression is a disease. It's a mental illness but still a disease like cancer or diabetes. It strikes a [...]

Bipolar Disorder Symtoms From Depression To Mania

What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder? People who suffer from bipolar disorder experience unusually intense emotional states that can occur at any time during the illness, these periods are called mood episodes. there are several ranges which encompass bipolar disorder 'mood episodes' each with their own symptoms. A manic state, or episode, includes an [...]