Exercise - The Miracle Anti-Depressant Drug!

Exercise - The Miracle Anti-Depressant Drug!

A recent study has discovered that exercise is as effective at combating depression as anti-depressant tablets.
The study, conducted by the American Medical Institute, involved the testing of 100 subjects, all of whom were clinically diagnosed as having ’severe depressive illness’. Of these 100 people, 25 were given a course of anti-depressant tablets, 25 were given [...]

Depression - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment.

Depression - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment.

Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain. Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health problems facing people today. Depression can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively throughout the day or even to have the motivation to get out of bed in the morning. Depression is [...]

Can Prozac increase risk of bleeding?

Can Prozac increase risk of bleeding?

Q: I’ve been taking Prozac for the past two years. I recently read that Prozac may increase the risk of bleeding. I had a bleeding ulcer 10 years ago. Can I continue taking it?
A: The news about a possible relationship between Prozac (fluoxetine) and related antidepressants came from a study published in the Archives of [...]

Mental Health - The Philosophical Side of Self-Mutilation.

I’m still busy with my two e-books about Love and Happiness for Life and about Interpreting Dreams about the Person You Love. The revision took longer, because there were many details we had to pay attention to…
This is why I’m not writing as many articles as before. Besides that, now that my sites are finally [...]

How to Deal With Mild Depression the Smart Way.

If you have been sad, losing appetite, and feeling a bit down lately, you probably are suffering from a mild form of depression. Do not worry; everybody feels this way once in a while. However, if you seem to be in a rut for quite a long time now, you probably need some help to [...]

Post-Partum Suicide Attempt Risks Studied.

Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or [...]

Suicide Prevention Techniques - Art, Wisdom and Peace.

Summer in the window. Five flies look for the meaning of life around the vase.
Today must be a day when people work. Many cars ruin the atmosphere with their noise and their pollution… Wish they were not here.
Wish the city was not a false forest, full of monsters and dangers, but without trees…
The trees are [...]

Depression Hastens Decline In Cancer Patients.

Depression causes patients with advanced cancer to die sooner than they should, say scientists at the University of Liverpool.
In a six-month study patients who were found to be depressed had a 7% increased chance of dying and this percentage increased depending on the severity of the depression. Depression is common in patients with advanced cancer [...]

Family Doctor or Psychiatrist?

By Elise Stobbe.
Source: BrainBlogger.
Who wants to admit that they need to see a psychiatrist? There is often an inner sense of shame and disgrace when people seek psychiatric consultation, yet the pain of mental illness compels many people to seek help from family doctors or psychiatrists.
Most people who suspect mental illness initially go to their [...]

Choose Nature Instead of Prozac for PMS and PMDD.

By Tony Isaacs.
Thanks to a recent question in the Ask Tony Isaacs Curezone forum, I discovered that it appears to be common to prescribe the dangerous drug Prozac for PMS - at least in the United States, that is. Not only that, but it is evidently often prescribed not by the Psychiatrists who successfully lobbied [...]

Depression Treatment.

According to a survey today 50 to 60 percent of the world’s population is suffering from depression. It is a situation in which a person feel loneliness and negative thoughts come in his mind. In general depression is the outcome of fast and hectic life in which a person has no tim e to care [...]