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 [...]
Tag Archives: fighting depression
World Mental Health
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. [...]
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 [...]

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 [...]