major depressive episode

Is There a Such Thing as Severe Dysthymia?

Question by Bowiemod: is there a such thing as severe dysthymia? Best answer: Answer by Irene Kdysthymia, isn’t that you have the symptoms of depression, only less severe but for a longer time? maybe its severe depression? ask your doctor if you are worried. Answer by Joe the DestroyerTaken from dysthymia.org.uk: “Severe Dysthymia also known as Double Depression has the same symptoms as Depression except that it tends to last longer and can reoccur. Dysthymia according to Merck’s manual is:- Read more... ...

Beating Depression: Beating Stress

by Pesky Library When we talk about curing one’s stress, it is no doubt it would be impossible to cure the stress by eliminating all happenstance of stress from one’s life. Life just wouldn’t allow that. The idea is to practice long and short term strategies in one’s live to minimize stress and the effects of it. Unfortunately many individuals that find themselves under stress tend to let build up and ignore it for far long. People many times let job or career needs and goals as the reason or feel their current situation as unchangeable. Life just happens many will say, however, no form of ill-effect is inevitable, nor is it necessary or wise to passively accept one. Read more... ...

Varenicline Helps Smokers With Stably Treated Depression

...  successfully promoted durable smoking cessation without exacerbating depression or anxiety in a randomized, phase IV, industry-funded study of patients with stably treated major depressive disorder. Smoking cessation, defined as carbon … Read more on The Oncology Report Doc Talk: Depression can be treated with medication, therapy Approximately 15 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder in their lifetime, which means that they will have at least one major depressive episode lasting for two or more weeks. Depression is more than having a case of … Read more on Kansas.com Read ...

DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD. : DSP and Takeda Announce

...  SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD. : DSP and Takeda Announce … Lurasidone, orally administrated once daily, is an atypical antipsychotic medication discovered and developed by DSP. In the U.S., it was approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and also for major depressive episodes associated with bipolar I … Read more on 4-traders (press release) Tags: treatment of schizophrenia, major depressive episode ...

Therapy Changes Paper Sheds New Light on Diagnosis, Treatment of Grief and

...  Changes Paper Sheds New Light on Diagnosis, Treatment of Grief and … The paper is intended to help clinicians differentiate between a typical grief reaction and the clinical indicators of a major depressive episode, and assist them in identifying signs of persistent complex bereavement disorder in their future work with … Read more on PR Web (press release) All Sorts of Therapies Effective for Depression Treatment: Key is Getting Help While anyone could benefit from the insight and skills offered by individual and group therapy, accessing psychotherapeutic treatment is crucial for clinically depressed individuals. Symptoms of depression include a depressed mood most of the ...

FDA Approves Sunovion's Latuda to Treat Some Cases of Bipolar Disorder

FDA approves Sunovion's Latuda to treat some cases of bipolar disorder Latuda was initially approved the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for adults with schizophrenia in 2010. Now the FDA has approved it as a treatment for adults with major depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder, Sunovion said … Read more on Boston.com Rabbi Accused Of Impersonating Cop Blames Bipolar Disorder “Rabbi Borodowski has served the Jewish community as a rabbi and a teacher for many years and looks forward to returning to serve his community as soon as his bipolar disorder is properly and effectively treated,” the legal statement said. According to … Read more on The Daily Voice Read more... ...

Treating Sleep Disorder Improves Psychiatric Outcomes

Treating Sleep Disorder Improves Psychiatric Outcomes There are a number of similarities between depression and anxiety disorder when it comes to treatment, he said. Fluoxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine, for example, are all approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for major depressive disorder … Read more on Medscape Depression and insurance cover If you have sought treatment and managed your condition for a number of years, a previous diagnosis may be less of a concern to an underwriter, particularly cases such as situational or reactive depression. The nature of the depression will affect … Read more on Health24.com Read more... ...