Without doubt, without alteration and without exception, a greater group and percentage of the most depressed and miserable people in life are those filled with envy. Envy kills your happiness, it disorganizes your thinking, it eats away your soul, it destroys your emotions, it reduces your visions and it steals your joy. People with envy [...]
Spring was in the air and so was hope. My mother-in-law had been turning darker shades of yellow since December. Now there was reason to believe she would improve: doctors were going to operate. We knew it was a long-shot, but nonetheless, we were hoping to keep our dear friend, mother, and wife if only [...]
N.Y. Research Team Discovers How Antidepressants And Cocaine Interact With Brain Cell Target.
In a first, scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center have described the specifics of how brain cells process antidepressant drugs, cocaine and amphetamines. These novel findings could prove useful in the development of more targeted medication therapies for [...]
The genesis of my depression and anxiety.
Imagine waking up at 2:30 in the morning bewildered, heart racing, feeling like you are going to vomit; sweating, with a blanketed sense of impending doom, which I now I know was a panic attack resulting from anxiety and depression.
I thought maybe I was having a heart attack, but [...]
By Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D.
For Natural News.
Are you one of the millions of Americans who are always tired? Do you feel that you can never catch up on your sleep or your energy reserves have been permanently depleted? Do you wonder if you will ever return to your normal self again?
If you’re like most people [...]
Recently I read a statistic about depression that surprised me. I had not been aware that 17% of people in the US are on anti-depressant medication. That means approximately one in 7 adults is relying on some help from medication to get through the day. I have no idea how many of these people are [...]
New research by Aberdeen scientists suggests that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) relates to an ancient timing mechanism in the brain dating back millions of years.
Discoveries by a University of Aberdeen-led team, involving collaborators in Edinburgh and Strasbourg, and published in the latest issue of Current Biology, shed new insights into the mechanisms by which seasonal [...]
The plague of our times is a malady we call depression. In our society a tremendous percentage of the population will at some time experience depression. An industry has arisen around the treatment of depression and staggering numbers of pills are consumed to ward off the suffering imposed by this condition. We are quick to [...]
In spite of the range of medications now available, major depression remains a challenging disease to treat. Only about half of adult patients respond to the first antidepressant they try, with only one-third achieving remission, reports the August 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. Most adults will try two or more medications before [...]
Depression is more than being sad or feeling grief after a loss. Depression is a medical disorder, just like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. Day after day, depression affects your thoughts, feelings, physical health and behaviours. A depressive episode must have a certain level of severity and a minimum duration of two weeks.
Manic [...]