Posts Tagged ‘financial’

Treating Depression in Elderly Populations

As we age, we tend to suffer from many more illnesses and injuries. This makes it increasingly difficult to diagnose depression as many of the symptoms of both physical and mental conditions are similar. These symptoms can manifest from negative life events that can grow in number the more years we live. Some of the [...]

Depression Part I – Types of Depression

Depression is a normal response as part of our daily lives such as the loss of s job, the death of a love one, and illness. Over 30 million Americans suffer from depression and the amount is increasing in an alarming rate. Depression may be a mental health disorder that can affect the way you [...]

What Are the Manic Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?

There are many mental disorders that may affect a person's mood, behavior and everyday function. Aside from the normal highs and lows that everyone has from time to time, mental illness affects functionality in daily activities like work, school and close relationships. Bipolar disorder, frequently referred to as manic depression, is one of the most [...]

Depression Treatment: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Or Transcranial Magnetic Therapy (TMS)?

Electroconvulsive Therapy. two words that make up one complete and disturbingly descriptive sentence. In a nutshell, ECT works by inducing a physical seizure. But, when compared to the emotional/Life Seizure induced by deep depression, ECT may be preferable. ECT has had some remarkable successes but, like any other therapy, electroconvulsive therapy is not for everyone. [...]

Antidepressant Medications For Treating Depression – Deciphering The Facts

You wake up one day feeling a little down in the dumps over events occurring in your life (financial woes, illness, marital difficulties, job loss, etc..) hoping that your attitude will improve as the day goes by but instead of feeling better you actually start to feel a little worse. After a few weeks you [...]

Depression – Causes, Signs and Treatment

Are you depressed? Depression is a very common disorder in the whole world. There are many causes of depression and anxiety but the most important causes include loneliness, family problems and lack of social support. These are very important causes of anxiety. You should know that there are many types of depressions like major depression, [...]

Situational Depression – Recovery From Loss

Situational depression is another form of depression. It can be defined as the emotional event that affects almost everyone at some point of time in life. It is quite a different form amongst the other forms. The cause is based upon the risky situations and circumstances one is going through. It can last for long [...]

Depression – What Causes Of Depression Are?

Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. People with a depressive disease cannot merely pull themselves together and get better. Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or [...]

Bipolar Depression – What Can I Do?

Bipolar depression often times referred to as manic depression is one of the worst types of mental illness a person can suffer from. People suffering from this type of depression often feel as though they can't tell up from down and have a very difficult time controlling their emotions. one minute they may be on [...]

Dysthymia: Myth or Monster?

Chronic, low-level depression has reached such epidemic proportions that the medical community has given it a name - Dysthymia (pronounced dis-thigh-me-ah). It's a big problem affecting nearly 8% of the U.S. population. Low-grade depression (dysthymia) is one of the most common ailments on the planet and one of the least likely to be diagnosed. Like [...]