Cyber-Therapy Effective in Treating Depression
... effective in treating depression A new study out of the University of Zurich treated groups of patients suffering from moderate depression with two types of therapy — traditional, face-to-face counselling and a modified form of cognitive behavioural therapy administered through … Read more on Winnipeg Free Press Taking pills for unhappiness reinforces the idea that being sad is not human The same thing has happened with depression and drugs like Prozac; though calling it depression is already to classify a particular kind of experience as something quasi-medical, thus leading one to think in terms ...
An Obamacare Debate We Should Be Having
An Obamacare Debate We Should Be Having To simplify things a bit, employer-based insurance traces its origins to the late 1920s and early 1930s, during the Great Depression. Modern medicine as we … If you want the full story, with all the details, you should check out The Blues by Robert … Read more on The New Republic On suicide prevention As a newly graduated medical intern in 1968, two patients are still indelibly imprinted on my mind. The first was an attractive … Surprisingly to me at that time, his depression and wish to die responded well to electro-convulsive therapy and follow … Read more on OUPblog (blog) Read more... ...
Self-Help for Depression
... for Depression – NOTE: The actual live video section doesn’t begin until 42 sec. into the video. This is my first video sharing how I am working though a moderate depression…. by TenThirtyNine Study Helps Predict Response to Depression Drug Predicting whether a depressed patient will respond to a particular treatment is notoriously difficult, but findings from a small study released Wednesday provide another encouraging sign that more effective treatment may be possible one day using a … Read more on Wall Street Journal Read ...
PTSD Can Occur in People Other Than Veterans, Service Members
by mattfred PTSD can occur in people other than veterans, service members PTSD is often accompanied by depression, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders, as well as, sleep problems and jumpiness. People with PTSD may become emotionally … and perhaps prevent PTSD altogether. Questions to ask your health care … Read more on Weatherford Democrat Coronado Biosciences Announces Initiation of Investigator-Initiated Study … It is also associated with serious co-morbidities, including psoriatic arthritis, depression, malignancy, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. While many patients with mild disease are able to control psoriasis symptoms with … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release) Read more... ...
How Does Someone Get Depressed for No Reason?
Question by Kevboy: How does someone get depressed for no reason? Multiple online “credible” resources say that. How is that possible? Best answer: Answer by DemonicDepression is an imbalance of chemicals in your brain. That’s why it’s possible. :) Answer by HagenIt’s very common and is often due to chemical imbalances in the brain. It can usually be cured by administering drugs to counter the imbalance. [Update] Gardensallday – explain to me how injections of serotonin provide 100% cure in many cases. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Read more... ...
MDiTV News: Andrew Holtz Clears Up Some of the Confusion About Antidepressant Ads
... News: Andrew Holtz Clears Up Some of the Confusion About Antidepressant Ads – In the late 1980s, the FDA first approved many antidepressants commonly used today based on evidence that the drugs helped people with severe or chronic depression. But these days, doctors prescribe antidepressants to people with short-term, or mild to moderate depression. Doctors writing prescriptions don’t have much scientific data about how well the drugs work on the larger population of depressed patients. To further complicate the issue, studies suggesting antidepressants may not work very well are often withheld in medical journals. This is known as publication bias. The pharmaceutical companies who often sponsor the antidepressant research may be making sure positive results dominate medical literature. And they spend a lot of ...
Herbal Healing : Herbal Ways to Treat Depression
... Healing : Herbal Ways to Treat Depression – Mild to moderate depression often responds quite well to herbal treatments including Saint John’s Wort and other ingredients, particularly in combination with acupuncture and B complex vitamins. Learn how to defeat depression the help from this free video on herbal healing. Expert: ROBERT LINDE Bio: Acupuncture physician and registered herbalist Robert Linde has studied herbs since 1975 and has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine for more than six years. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz Series ...