• Accutane Side Effects: Should Depression Be A Concern?

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    Medical professionals and acne-pestered adolescents have no doubts about the effectiveness of the severe acne drug isotretinoin. It’s the looming possibility of side effects such as depression and fetal damage that makes people uneasy when considering using this medication.Accutane (isotretinoin) is one of Hoffman-LaRoche’s most popular and controversial pharmaceuticals.Read more…
  • Treating Depression Successfully Without Drugs

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    In the past treatment of depression was done by many different types of talk therapy by psychologists. There are over 250 psychotherapy "techniques", and NONE of them have been proven to work any better than any other.But, the fact remains that very few depressed patients were ever "cured" by talk type psychotherapy.Read more…
  • Should Case Managers Approve VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) Therapy For Major Depression?

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    Currently, case managers see three major treatments for major depressive disorders. These include anti-depressant medication, cognitive behavioral or interpersonal psychotherapy, and electro-convulsive therapy. Electro-convulsive therapy is usually reserved for treatment resistant episodes of depression or when a rapid response due to urgent clinical signs or symptoms is necessary.Read more…
  • Treating Depression with Reiki

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    Discover-Reiki 7 Part Reiki Master CoursePart 1 - Treating Depression With ReikiReiki Masters believe that thought is energy vibrating at a very high frequency while the human body is energy vibrating at a lower frequency. Vibrations produce actions and actions produce reactions at grosser and grosser levels of frequency in a ripple effect!While positive thoughts are universally acknowledged to manifest as health, negative thoughts are held to produce disease or lack of ease.Read more…
  • Depression and the Magnesium Deficiency Debate

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    Depression is a social epidemic these days. It seems that more and more people are suffering from depression than ever before. Is that because that statement is true or because our awareness of depression has grown over the years?Read more…
  • Bone Loss, Osteoporosis, Depression, Menopause & Tai Chi

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    Emerging medical research indicates that an ancient health therapy may be the prescription for the future. Increasingly the menopausal problems of hormonal imbalance, often resulting in bone loss, are also affected by depression and stress. Change is stressful for all of us, even good changes, like changes of life.Read more…
  • Depression from Bodybuilding

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    How could bodybuilding cause depression? Afterall, bodybuilding is supposed to get the endorphins going and as you see positive progress, you feel good about yourself. With all those endorphins running around, there shouldn't be even the slightest case for depression.Read more…
  • A Guide To Depression

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    Depression can happen to anyone at any time. It is a medical condition that, if treated, can be managed or cured. A depressed person lacks interest in most activities that were once enjoyed, and lacks energy throughout the day.Read more…
  • Natural Treatments for Depression

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    The numbers are staggering. The National Institutes of Health estimates that 9.5% of us will experience some form of depression during any given calendar year and the World Health Organization found that depression is so common that by the year 2020, depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide.Read more…
  • Mild Depression - How it Affected Me and How I Got Help

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    I write this article in hope that it can help some one else in a similar situation. Within the past six months I was diagnosed with mild depression. It is nothing to be ashamed of, just a fact of our fast paced, stressed out lives.Read more…
  • Depression and Pregnancy

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    Science and Mythology of Depression and PregnancyWhen considering both depression and pregnancy, it is important to separate science from mythology. One pervasive parcel of mythology extant today is that women who have depression can negate it by getting pregnant. Popular myth dictates that the hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy will somehow alter brain chemistry, lifting pregnant women out of depression.Read more…
  • Depression

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    We now know that there are cures for many of the diseases that are considered to be non-curable. If you go to Europe or Asia – you will find many of these diseases being cured. We in the US are so pre-occupied with profit that we prefer treatment to cure.Read more…
  • Dealing with Depression

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    Depression, also clinically known as major depressive disorder, affects millions of people around the world but most do not understand that depression is a very real disease. People that have never suffered with depression understand very little about this disease and feel that a person with it should ‘get on with their life and get over the depression’.They believe that depression sufferers can get rid of their depression by using their willpower.Read more…
  • Herbs For Anxiety And Depression - A Safer Choice?

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    Many of us, perhaps most, will admit to feeling anxious on a regular basis and often even depressed, perhaps due to pressures of work, home life, or any of a multitude of other causes. However most of us are not clinically depressed or anxious, to the point where our lives and health are affected detrimentally.The minority who do find their lives blighted by these conditions can often be found to be suffering from one or all of the following: self harm and potentially suicidal thoughts, insomnia, lack of sex drive, inactivity and tiredness, and lack of concentration.Read more…
  • Postpartum Depression

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    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 can be treated.Read more…
  • The Mental Depression Serotonin Syndrome - Brain Health Insights

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    Mental health. Our worst fears exposed? Depression, fear and anxiety continue to mark a curse on children and adults around the world.Read more…
  • Depression and How It Affects Our Lives

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    Depression affects us all during our life time. Some are held in it's grasp to a greater degree than others. Depression can affect our sleep habits, our outlook on life and even our life.Read more…
  • Common Symptoms of Clinical Depression

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    Clinical Depression is a catch all phrase for any number of depressive disorders. The symptoms of clinical depression affect everyone who suffers from it in different ways. Depression affects people across all age ranges, genders, ethnicities, cultures and religions.Read more…
  • Using Exercise to Battle Depression

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    The last thing most people who suffer from depression want to do is exercise. The dark hole of depression can make even getting out of bed everyday a seemingly impossible task. If you suffer from depression it is imperative that you see your doctor or a therapist first, but don’t be surprised if they prescribe some sort of exercise regimen for you to follow in addition to some of the more normal treatments for depression.Read more…
  • Don't Be Afraid to Seek Depression Help

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    Many people feel that depression is their own problem suffering alone, and often feeling isolated. Getting depression help can be hard when you are in a state of mind, where you feel no one will understand you. Getting depression help can mean the difference between having a slight or mild case of depression, or lapsing into a severe heavy state of depression which could require long term antidepressant use or even hospitalization.Read more…

Most Recent Articles in Depression category

  • Xanax is the most popular benzodiazepine in the US - By: John Scott
    The article looks at the problem of drug abuse. People really do need access to medications like Xanax. Used properly, they are life-savers. But therapy is a better long-term treatment.
  • Friday - By: John Scott
    The article identifies the problems that any family can experience when one member is planning to start taking a potentially addictive medication that also has recreational use and a street value.
  • Tuesday - By: John Scott
    The article makes the point that even though a medication like Ambien can give you one or two nights of good sleep, you have to relearn how to sleep at the same time every night. This means that you cannot sleep during the day.
  • Thin-film way to better sleep - By: John Scott
    The article looks at the development of a new delivery system for Ambien. A US-based company is applying thin-film technology to deliver the medication in a convenient new form as a lozenge. Placed on the tongue, it dissolves rapidly.
  • Balancing of the benefits of anxiety relief against the risk of the prescription drug abuse - By: John Scott
    The article looks at the problem of reconciling patient safety against public safety. People need access to safe medications like Xanax. The fact that several million people around the word may be abusing prescription medications, cannot be allowed to distract from the benefits to millions more individual patients who use the medications properly.
  • When the prescription of medications is not so trendy - By: John Scott
    The article notes the report issued in Ontario showing that even though more than 30% of children in schools are anxious and depressed, only 1% receive medication.
  • Xanax details - By: John Scott
    This article gives you detailed information about Xanax: Why is Xanax prescribed, Most important fact about Xanax, How should you take Xanax, Side effects of Xanax.
  • Why does anxiety increase the risk of a heart attack? - By: John Scott
    The article reports on the research findings that the blood coagulation process of those who suffer from anxiety or panic disorders is unbalanced. This may expose such people to a higher risk of a stroke or heart attack.
  • Depressed? Do you ever worry about controlling yourself? - By: John Scott
    The article uses the example of US rapper Beanie Siegel to underline the addictive quality of Xanax. He has just been sent back to jail for multiple probation violations in abusing Xanax. Here is a man who has the money and position to fight addiction. That he keeps failing to beat Xanax should warn all.
  • The nature of panic disorder and standard treatment for this kind of extreme anxiety attack - By: John Scott
    The article explains the nature of panic disorder and explains why xanax has become the standard treatment for this kind of extreme anxiety attack.