Depression Symptoms

Depression can be a difficult problem to treat in over 35% of cases that are not affected by antidepressant therapies. In this article I am reporting on a case of an elderly individual who had been in a period of Major Depression for over 1 year characterized by insomnia, panic attacks, morbid sense of worry, [...]

Both panic disorder and agoraphobia are sub-types of anxiety disorder. The typical onset of these disorders is marked during childhood or adolescence, however, in some cases it may come into notice during adulthood. Although both of these conditions are categorized under the heading of anxiety disorder, the causes of these two conditions are entirely different.

Causes
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Depression is a psychological disorder which affects how you live your life. It affects everything. It affects your health, it affects your social life and it affects how you live your everyday life.
Depression can cause your health to deteriorate and should be treated immediately after you notice something different about your friend or your family’s [...]

Giving birth to a child is one of women’s peaks of achievement that no man will ever be able to experience. The feeling of giving birth to a child, albeit an extremely painful experience, is a joy like no other.
But sadly, there are women who instead of being jubilated has felt depressed after. Not [...]

Do you find yourself often irritable or angry, trapped in confusion, misery, uncertainty, unconfident, and hopeless that you feel that your life has no direction or your life isn’t worth living?
These feelings are emotional symptoms of depression. It is not as simple as having a bad day that disappears quickly, but continues to stay [...]

In about 1 year, roughly 20 million Americans or about 10 percent of the American population will be afflicted by depression. This results to a severe hamper to their ability to function well and will further result to high economic damages, but the emotional damages are catastrophically higher.
And because most of the depressed population [...]

Everyone has been down to the dumps. It’s okay to feel sad from time to time. It’s just a natural human emotion. While we’d rather be happy all the time, this is an unavoidable emotion as we do experience being let down, disappointments and loss. But we do get up and become stronger persons. We [...]

The term bipolar is adequate as it is in regards to the two opposite poles of emotions a person with bipolar depression feels. This is the depressed phase and the manic phase.
The depressed phase is where the usual symptoms of depression are seen. In the manic phase, a bipolar depressed person will feel the [...]

Many people live their lives trying to be happy, going with the eternal pursuit of happiness. Some even have their idea of what happiness should be.
It could be having a wonderful family, having kids, getting a high-paying job that doesn’t require you to be at the office all the time.
The all American dream.
But [...]

What is depression postpartum?
Depression postpartum is known as perinatal depression. Depression can affect women during or after pregnancy - even a year later -. The exact number of women with depression during this time is unknown. But researchers believe that depression is one of the most common complications during and after pregnancy. Often, the depression [...]