Depression

The Relationship Between Stress and Depression

Depression is a very common mental condition. It is often caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain that makes a person sad for no particular reason. In some people, depression is always present, but they can self manage – that is, until something goes wrong in life and the depression flares up. For others, …

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Depression And Anxiety Treatments: Lexapro (SSRI)

Lexapro is the brand name for the chemical Escitalopram, a drug classed as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Other SSRIs include Fluoxetine (Prozac), Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Paroxetine (Paxil), Citalopram (Celexa), and Sertaline (Zoloft). Lexapro is produced today by the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, and is marketed under the brand name Cipralex in Europe. …

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Understanding The Causes Of Depression In Children And Teens

You may think of depression as an adult issue, and often it is. However, children and teenagers can have problems with this as well. Life is not always easy, and even though children are often very resilient, they can have problems that are bigger than they can handle. If you notice changes in your child …

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Zoloft: SSRI Therapy For Depression And Anxiety

Zoloft is the most common brand name for the chemical Sertaline, a drug classed as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Other SSRIs include Fluoxetine (Prozac), Citalopram (Celexa), Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Paroxetine (Paxil), and Escitalopram (Lexapro). Zoloft is produced today by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, and is also marketed under the brand names Lustral, …

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Treatments For Depression: Friends And Family Play An Important Role

Clinical psychology classes and pamphlets about depression will tell you that treatments for depression are widely available and that they can be highly effective. Treatments for depression include medication, counseling and other kinds of therapy. It’s often said that a combination of medication and therapy proves to be the best treatment. Antidepressant drugs are prescribed to …

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Anxiety Attack: The Most Common Symptoms

Anxiety attacks are some of the most feared and misunderstood medical conditions afflicting people today. Doctors and scientists don’t agree with what actually causes an anxiety attack, but it has become perfectly clear what some of the symptoms of anxiety attack are. Sadly, it is also difficult to know exactly what the right treatment is, …

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Early To Late Stage Progression

Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by the progressive loss of brain function. The areas of the brain targeted first by the disease are associated with memory, so the first observable symptoms are usually mild forms of amnesia. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of the more general condition known as …

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Men Can Develop Depression Just As Easily As Women

Your mom or your best friend may suffer from depression. While most people don’t like to talk about it, there is a segment of patients with depression that never talk about it and rarely seek help for it. Male depression is probably more common than you think. If you are a woman, and your husband …

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Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome: Not To Be Taken Lightly

You may feel depressed and have no idea what you can do about it. You can try medications for depression, but if your problem is bigger than just depression, you may have to have more help than that. There are times when something happens to us in life that we have a hard time dealing …

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

When Mike drives his car over a bump, he has to stop not jut once, but repeatedly to check if he has hit someone. Even when he gets home, he has to watch the news and see if there was any hit-and-run accident. Sometimes, the feeling is so strong that he has to go back …

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