What is depression

Monday, August 24th, 2009

This subject is clearly serious and big, so in this article we are going to speak about some things which should be necessary for you. If you diagnose yourself a «depression» you will not fall into it and you will know what to do.
The word «depression» means dispirited mood. If more exactly – it [...]

History of Antidepressants

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Antidepressants are medications which relieve or prevent depression. Before antidepressant’s discovery it were extensively used substances with stimulating effect. They were able to cause euphoria (opium and other opiates, caffeine, ginseng). To reduce anxiety and excitability it was used valerian, as well as bromine salt. The real revolution in psychopharmacology was discovery of antidepressants in [...]

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Seasonal depression, often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – is a variant of iterant (recurring) depressions. These are depressions which are developing in fall or winter with certain regularity – yearly for at least three years.
Seasonal affective disorder can have the same symptoms as a depression, which are not connected with the certain season. It [...]

Women’s Depression

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

«Women’s nature» or special predisposition to disease?
Depression is a disease state which has characteristic symptoms.
By no means is depression a manifestation of the lack of character. This is a serious disease which is accompanied by violations of all psychological and even physical (sleep, appetite, body weight, etc.) functions of a person. Loss or reduction of [...]

Psychotherapy for depression

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Depression can’t be treated without psychotherapy. The patients aspire themselves to this form of medical and psychological help. For a long time they hesitate to take medications, and starting with antidepressants they quite often stop pharmacotherapy. By virtue of helplessness and constant doubts, patients are usually suggestible. While reading annotations to one or another remedy, [...]

Symptoms (signs) of depression

Friday, April 17th, 2009

At present time, depression is ahead of all other mental disorders on the extent of the damage concerning capacity for work. The considerable proportion of patients with depressive disorders call for a help in general network. However, only 10-30% cases of depression are detected in proper time. At present test the symptoms of depression and [...]

Information and Support for Depression

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Unfortunately, most people suffering from depression do not understand that they are sick, and therefore do not consider necessary to seek for a medical help. They wonder: how to get rid of depression?
Nowadays many men of the street do not know how to treat depression effectively. However, the treatment of the first signs of depression [...]