Medicine change by depression

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Modern depression medicines are considered very efficacious, but they help not everybody. In serious cases antidepressants are not able to relieve symptoms, at least by half patients. A large number of them still experience melancholy, adynamia, hopelessness and apathy even after intense treatment.
According to statistics, about 15% of Americans suffer from one or another [...]

Diseases and depression

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Nowadays more than ever a lot of people ask for help regarding depression. On the one hand it’s quite good, because many people know that such state does not disappear in itself, but it needs a treatment. On the other hand doctors are worried about the growth of this disorder, as well as about the [...]

Depression through the eyes of a psychologist

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Autumn. Days become shorter, there is little sun and sometimes we are sad. Let’s try to answer how we are sad. Try to relate following statements to yourself:

I feel oppression, depression.
Recently my appetite and weight have been changed.
I feel anxiety and I [...]

Prevalence of depression

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

The risk of falling ill of depression by every single human during his lifetime is about 20%. According to scientists, it is conditioned by urbanization, great number of stressors, which awaiting modern person quite all around, migration and other social trends of our society.
It must be stressed that the appearance and development of depression [...]

Causes of Depression

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Unfortunately, depression can not be referred to any factor, except to the relationship of several predisposing conditions.These in their turn, can lead to disease, which brings into life complete chaos. To determine a cause of this disease is the same like asking a question about chicken and an egg.
Inheritance
The genetics can play a [...]