In women who suffer from a severe form of PMS known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), taking the antidepressant Paxil only when symptoms are at a peak significantly curbs irritability and improves social functioning, according to a study of Canadian women.
PMDD is a condition characterized by symptoms of severe depression, irritability and tension, which often [...]
Essay by James Potash, M.D.
For AbcNews.
Epigenetics is among the hottest topics in medical science today. It is the subject of papers in many of the leading journals and it is a top priority for funding at the National Institutes of Health. And it could turn out to be a big part of the story in [...]
By Stephanie Brail.
Source: NaturalNews.
Feeling depressed or down? Don’t automatically reach for an anti-depressant. Do some yoga. These days, the typical treatment for depression comes in the form of a pill, which can often lead to serious side effects and dependency. Prior to modern drug companies, however, sages from the East discovered a method of calming [...]
Antidepressants are basically a class of medicines for the treatment of depression. They generally changes the composition of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Antidepressants can be classified on the basis of how they affect the chemicals presents in our body, which are the main cause of depression. On the basis of these chemicals, the antidepressants can be [...]
By Lindsey Kay.
For BrainBlogger.
It is well known that depression results from the combination of many different factors. Environmental effects, such as stressful life events, are a trigger in many patients for the development of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the milder disorder, dysthymia. It is also true that the same major stressors will not produce [...]
Depression is unpleasant, it is unhealthy and we do not need to live with it. We have the ability to take control and rid ourselves of this curse forever.
Let me start by qualifying the topic here. When we suffer loss or disappointment, a certain amount of upset and discomfort is normal and healthy, what is [...]
By Melissa Dahl,
Health writer
MSNBC.
When Bill Russell tells people that his severe depression was relieved by shock therapy, the most common response he gets is: “They’re still doing that?”
Most people might be quicker to associate electroshock therapy with torture rather than healing. But since the 1980s, the practice has been quietly making a comeback. The number [...]
If any person shows any symptom of having depression, then he should visit his family doctor as soon as possible. The doctor might need to perform other tests to make sure that the symptoms are for depression and not of any other illness having common symptoms. These tests are required to perform because there are [...]
By Julie Steenhuysen.
CHICAGO (Reuters).
Psychiatrists in the United States are trading in the analysis couch for a prescription pad, according to a study released on Monday that found fewer psychiatrists offer psychotherapy.
The shift to briefer visits for medication management, reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry, appears to be linked to better psychiatric drugs and pressure [...]
There are a number of companies who advertise their herbal supplements as the best. But we should be aware of all such advertisements because they offers nothing because ninety percent of herbal supplements marketed by the companies are useless. But this does not suggests that true herbal supplements and remedies are unavailable.They do exists.But recognition [...]