clinical depression

Depressive Disorder Treatment: Understanding Major Depressive Disorder

...  is part of being a human to be despondent over a sad event or a loss of a person or a thing. Taking this into account, what else then is major depression? What borders between the normal sadness and the one considered as a mood disorder? Major depression, also goes by the names such as major depressive disorder – MDD, recurrent depressive disorder, clinical depression, unipolar depression or unipolar disorder, is described as an all-encompassing low mood and reluctance to activities supposed found enjoyable. Patients who suffer from MDD are often treated with an antidepressant of which the most recommended is Zoloft. It is often given as a monotherapy as Zoloft can dangerously interact with alcohol and other substances. Read ...

Can “Clinical Depression” Turn Into “Bipolar Disorder”?

by Feggy Art Question by Lily56: Can “clinical depression” turn into “bipolar disorder”? I was diagnosed with clinical depression years ago, have been on medication for years, and lately have been noticing odd mood swings. They tend to be on different days, so maybe different days are better than others and they’re not actually swings. Yesterday, I called out of work because I was crying and couldn’t bear putting on a happy face for the public. Today I went in and it didn’t completely suck. It’s still not what I want to do with my life, but it felt like a normal day. So, ...

What to Do About School and My Mental Health?

...  by starducker: What to do about school and my mental health? I’m 16, almost 17 and I have had severe clinical depression for about 2 1/2 years. For the past 6 months, about every week all the stress in my life causes me to have a breakdown where I become so close to killing myself. I am on meds, currently switching from zoloft to lexapro, see a psychiatrist, and my mother is very worried about me. She is the one who recommended a GED to me as a high school teacher herself and college planner. Read ...

How Long to People Stay in Rehab for Depression?

Question by molly: How long to people stay in rehab for depression? Just wondering.. On average how long would it be before they came back to school? (This person cut themself but they were caught). Please answer, thankyou! Best answer: Read more... ...

Depression Causes and Symptoms

...  Causes and Symptoms – http://www.depressiontreatmenthelp101.com/ There are many times in life when we feel depressed, but you should know there is a huge difference between being …   by Barack Obama First person: Depression need not be a life sentence During my last bout of clinical depression in 2008, things became unbearable. I had given up a good job in publishing to pursue a career as a novelist and I had fallen in love unexpectedly with a woman. The wonderful love that I felt was overshadowed … Read more on Daily Mail Read ...

Community Health Centers Gears Up for Expanded Medi-Cal Program

...  Health Centers gears up for expanded Medi-Cal program For the past year, Appel has paid out of pocket to see a psychiatrist at Community Health Centers in Nipomo and to buy medication for clinical depression and anxiety that led to several suicide attempts in the past. Struggling both with his health and … Read more on The San Luis Obispo Tribune   Different Forms of Depression Treatments – http://www.amenclinics.com/brain-science/spect-image-gallery/spect-atlas/images-of-depression/ – The depression treatments that are currently available today…   Tags: a psychiatrist, community health centers, community health center ...

Depressive Symptoms Could Follow Years Later After Concussion

...  Symptoms Could Follow Years Later After Concussion The psychiatrists also claim exercise, vitamins, or vacation will not make clinical depression disappear, although many natural health oriented medical doctors and naturopaths generally do not agree with this. … Yet, the psychiatric/pharmaceutical … Read more on eMaxHealth Translating change in Oregon prisons to help mentally ill About half of all 14,700 inmates have some kind of mental illness, and about one-fifth of them have a mental illness that needs treatment. (Page 2 of 8). There isn't room for all of them at the Oregon State Hospital, nor is ...