Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category

ECT Coming Back?

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The white lab coats are back. This MSNBC article discusses information from the National Mental Health Association which says that 100K patients a year undergo ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). The articles discusses that for the vast majority of depression sufferers that are not helped by anti-depressants, ECT is still the most effective treatment. [...]

Some facts about depression

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

When we are talking about depression, it’s only natural to know some basic facts about it. In our modern society near 15 % of whole population got or reported or manifested some kind of depressive symptoms. Density of symptoms showing may differ regard to age and sex. Women tend to express their problem more often [...]

Depression consequences

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

So called disorders of the mood are group of conditions which incorporate different disorders. There is separation of both disorders of anxiety and depression, although sometimes is very difficult to distinct them. There is no perfect cut on boundaries on both disorders. For example if we talk about depression disorders, we have to take into [...]

About depression

Monday, June 30th, 2008

What to say about depression. What is that – depression? How does it show? What to do to prevent it? What to do when it shows? How to treat it? How to achieve mental piece? How to…?  Yes there are lot of “How to” related to depression. Let’s start with what is depression?Depression is some [...]