Treatments
Treatment for depression involves talk therapy, medication and in extreme cases electroconvulsive therapy. Talk therapy includes behavioral, interpersonal psychotherapy as well as support groups. Medications include anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medications and in some case hormone therapy.
Happiness May Be A Walk In The Park
Regular exercise is important for everyone, but it's especially important for those of us that live with depression. It's hard to get out and exercise, when you don't even feel like getting out of bed. When I'm feeling depressed, it seems like the last thing I want to do is get up and move, but ... ...read more»
Why Tanning Won’t Cure Your Winter Blues
My friend told me he beats the winter blues by heading to a tanning bed to get his sun. My friend was not diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder, but like most people the short winter days bum him out.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is the technical term for the sadness some people experience in relationship to the ... ...read more»
Volunteer: How Helping Others Helps You
Want to boost your mood without diet, exercise, or pills? Perhaps, you should consider volunteering. Helping someone else may be just the natural anti-depressant you need to help boost your mood. ...read more»
How to Overcome Teen and Adolescent Depression
Teen and adolescent depression can be difficult for a family to deal with. Adolescent depression can affect a teen’s grades, their social life and their future decisions. With the right support and resources, teens and their families can overcome depression and look forward to a brighter future. ...read more»
Treating SAD with Light Box Therapy
Stop dreading the winter months and find alleviation now. Treat your seasonal affective disorder through the use of a light therapy lamp and other alternative treatments. Find out how a light therapy box can help to relieve symptoms of depression caused by seasonal affective disorder. ...read more»
Steps to Safer Treatment for Your Bipolar Child
The number of preschool children with bipolar disorder on antipsychotic drugs has doubled. The bipolar statistics coincide with an increase in side effects and risks associated with bipolar medication. Safer treatment steps to manage bipolar illness in children include parental monitoring of symptoms, pharmacogenetics and, in the future, gene therapy. ...read more»
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Real Solutions to a Real Problem
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a serious form of depression that affects many people. Often dismissed by suffers as the winter blues, many do not seek help for this highly treatable mood disorder. Understood to be a response to a lack of light, most people respond favorably to light therapy. ...read more»
Managing Bipolar Disorder – A Comprehensive Treatment Plan is Most Successful
Bipolar disorder is a chronic illness. It’s been shown that the most successful method of treatment is a combination of bipolar drug therapy, psychotherapy and complementary therapies. There are many options for managing bipolar disorder, both medicinal and natural. Many support groups are available to help sufferers and their families. ...read more»
Is There Still a Role for First-generation Antidepressants?
First generation antidepressants, though often effective in relieving depression, have considerably more side effects than the newer agents. Although this limits their use, they still have a role in the treatment of disorders such as narcolepsy, ADHD, OCD and bed-wetting. They are also sometimes effective in relieving depression in patients who have not ... ...read more»
Depression Treatment: Managing My Crippling Condition
In 1994 I was diagnosed with a major depressive disorder. What a shock! I quickly set out to learn as much as I could about my illness. Here's an overview of what I found out:
Depression is widespread: about 18.8 million adult Americans suffer from ... ...read more»
