What is Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide. But there is good news: bipolar disorder can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives. Read more
Types of Depression
Throughout the course of our lives, we all experience episodes of unhappiness, sadness, or grief. Often, when a loved one dies or we suffer a personal tragedy or difficulty such as divorce or loss of a job, we may feel depressed (some people call this “the blues”). Most of us are able to cope with these and other types of stressful events.
Major Depression - This is the most serious type of depression, in terms of number of symptoms and severity of symptoms, but there are significant individual Read more
Antidepressant Medications for depression
There are several types of antidepressant medications used to treat depressive disorders. These include newer medications–chiefly the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)–the tricyclics, and the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). The SSRIs–and other newer medications that affect neurotransmitters such as dopamine or norepinephrine–generally have fewer side effects than tricyclics. Sometimes your doctor will try a variety of antidepressants before finding the medication or combination of medications most effective for you. Read more
Signs And Symptoms Of Depression
Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, clinical depression, or simply depression, is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive low mood, loss of interest in a person’s usual activities and diminished ability to experience pleasure. The diagnosis is made if a person has suffered one or more major depressive episodes. Read more
Teen Depression
Twenty years ago depression in children was almost unknown. Now the fastest rate of increase in depression is among young people. Again, this backs up the fact that most depression is not caused by chemical imbalances, whether in adolescents, teenagers or adults. Read more
Depression Treatment
Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain. It’s more than just a feeling of being “down in the dumps” or “blue” for a few days. If you are one of the more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression, the feelings do not go away. They persist and interfere with your everyday life.
Depressive disorders have been with mankind since the Read more
depression - Economic Depression
The Depression was aggravated by poor monetary policy. Instead of pumping money into the economy, and increasing the money supply, the Fed allowed the money supply to fall 30%. The “New Deal” created many government programs to end the Depression, but government programs alone could not end it. Unemployment remained in the double-digits until 1941, when the U.S. entry into World War II
created defense-related jobs. Read more
Major Depression and other Unipolar Depressions
Depression is one of the most common health conditions in the world. Depression isn’t a weakness, nor is it something that you can simply “snap out of.” Depression, formally called major depression, major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a medical illness that involves the mind and body. It affects how you think and behave and can cause a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may not be able to go about your usual daily activities, and depression may make you feel as if life just isn’t worth living anymore. Read more
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