Tag Archives: fighting depression

World Mental Health

Mental health is a global issue as mental health problems and disorders are common in all countries of the world. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2002 and recent reports:
•    154 million people across the world suffer from depression
•    25 million suffer from Schizophrenia
•    91 million are affected by alcohol abuse
•    15 million [...]

Psychiatry and Schizophrenia

Psychiatry can be described as a medical specialty that concentrates on the study and treatment and prevention of all mental disorders, including of course schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder characterised by hallucinations (seeing or feeling or hearing things that aren’t there) and delusions (believing in things are simply not true).
A psychiatrist is a [...]

Teenage Depression

Though the term “depression” can describe a normal human emotion, it also can refer to a mental health illness. [...]

St. John’s Wort And Depression

St. John’s Wort Depression (Hypericum) At least one out of every 20 Americans gets depressed each year, and many rely on anti-depressants to help them cope. [...]

Menopause And Depression

Why am I depressed?
Depression affects twice as many women as men. Midlife is often considered a period of increased risk for depression [...]

Manic Depression – Bipolar Disorder

Manic depression – Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in [...]

Herbal remedies for depression – St John’s wort, but is it safe?

Natural, wholesome, inexpensive and available over the counter, St John’s wort seemed to be the dream remedy for depression. [...]

Depression Treatment

Beyond Prozac:
New Treatments, New Hope
Welcome to the 21st-century lab, where hormones, brain pacemakers and magnetic coils can be a depression treatment
We’ve come a long way. Some psychiatrists used to think you [...]

Dealing with Depression

Introduction
What is depression?
Most people, children as well as adults, feel low or `blue’ occasionally. Feeling sad is a normal reaction to experiences [...]

Beating Depression

Beating Depression, with Alternative Anti-aging Therapies
by James South MA
Depression is one of the most widespread illnesses in the Western world, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood [...]