Archive for the ‘Depression’

  • De-clobbering Common Myths About Cognitive Behavior Therapy
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    De-clobbering Common Myths About Cognitive Behavior Therapy
    Several fallacies abound regarding Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Here are several myth-busters about this treatment approach. Query: Is CBT downplaying the significance of the curative relationship? Answer: On the contrary, a favourable curative relationship is vital to CBT.  A therapist would do several things for building up a deep association like working in collaboration with the client (deciding jointly on matters like the manner of spending the treatment session), asking feedbacks or asking the patient how things could be done in a different manner during the next session. The therapist would be conducting himself/herself in an authentic, warm, compassionate, keen and considerate manner. A therapist would endeavour at reducing the  [...]
    by admin at July 22nd, 2010 at 02:07 am
  • Surprising Benefits of Depression Treatment
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    Surprising Benefits of Depression Treatment
    Depression could deprive a person of rest by eliciting sleep problems or awaken the person too soon leaving the person dragged out the subsequent day. Most importantly, dearth of sleep could augment depression severity. Depression treatment could aid in improving sleep. Improved Love Life A number of antidepressant medications could reduce sex drive. However, a greater hindrance to a contented love life is actually depression. A research outcome has shown that seventy percent individuals undergoing depression cited lost sexual interests when they did not take the medication. Depression treatment could aid in restoring confidence and bolster a person’s emotional bond with his/her mate. Respite from Pain Since depression could be contributory  [...]
    by admin at June 3rd, 2010 at 02:06 am
  • Promising Novel Invention of Swift-Acting Antidepressants
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    Promising Novel Invention of Swift-Acting Antidepressants
    Conventionally employed antidepressants for treating patients usually took 3-4 weeks to take effect. Hence, unravelling of therapies that have supplementary swift inception is a key objective of biopsychiatry. Ketamine or the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist is the foremost drug observed to have been able to bring about speedy enhancement in moods. A new-fangled ‘Biological Psychiatry’ edition provides details on the work conducted by investigators from NIH or National Institute of Health. The investigators have cited another drug known as scopolamine additionally seems to be capable of creating duplicable swift mood enhancement. Scopolamine was noted to provisionally block muscarinic cholinergic receptor deemed to be overly active among  [...]
    by admin at March 18th, 2010 at 12:03 am
  • Novel, FDA-Approved Transdermal Skin Patch EMSAM to Treat Depression
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    Novel, FDA-Approved Transdermal Skin Patch EMSAM to Treat Depression
    A transdermal skin patch EMSAM (selegiline) has received the FDA nod for treating melancholy and depression. The most significant aspect about selegiline is lesser side-effects in comparison to orally taken antidepressants that could revolutionize the manner in which major depression is treated. Formerly employed for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and depression signs like anxiousness, panic attack, over sleepiness or heightened craving for foods, selegeline is a MAOI. MAOI belongs to an older category of antidepressant medicines that are classically employed as a final option. When consumed via oral course, the associated side effects of these medicines have a tendency of causing life-menacing hypertension as well other commonly noted side-effects  [...]
    by admin at March 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am
  • A Primer on Antidepressants
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    A Primer on Antidepressants
    There are an array of antidepressant medications for treating depression and illness wherein depression is its constituent like in bipolar disorder. Antidepressants help in improving depressive signs by augmenting the accessibility of particular brain chemical forms known as neurotransmitter that is considered to assist in improving emotions. Chief forms of antidepressants comprise of: TCA or Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs These are a few of the foremost available antidepressant medicines utilised for treating depression. They essentially have an effect on the levels of duo neurotransmitters, namely norepinephrine and serotonin present in the brain. Though these drugs are effectual, but have accompanying added side effects like oral dryness,  [...]
    by admin at January 19th, 2010 at 01:01 am
  • Antidepressant Paxil Lowers Neurotic Behaviour And Educes Extroversive Nature
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    Antidepressant Paxil Lowers Neurotic Behaviour And Educes Extroversive Nature
    A new-fangled study indicates that in addition to being the treatment for depression, Paxil, an antidepressant could have a positive influence on personality attributes. Scientists have stated that Paxil and possibly other kinds of antidepressants in the category of drugs known as SSRIs or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors could bring about improvement in the predominantly observed increased neurotic levels and minimal extroversive behaviour that is prevalently associated with depression. Neurotic behavioural patterns are categorized as being predisposed to having pessimistic feelings like nervousness, antagonism, feeling self-conscious, impetuousness, and susceptible to stress. Extraversion is having the inclination towards optimistic,  [...]
    by admin at December 16th, 2009 at 04:12 am
  • Causes for Depression and its solutions
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    Causes for Depression and its solutions
    Stress Stress is a trigger that can cause depression, or make existing depression worse. Chronic stress can alter chemicals in the brain that in turn trigger depression. The series of hormonal changes and events that trigger depression in the presence of stress are still not completely understood. It is possible that over time chronic stress blocks beneficial chemicals from reaching the emotional center of the brain (the limbic system). We do know that stress affects mood. Some stress is beneficial. The key to reducing depression is by learning how to control our reactions to stress. Seasonal Depression Change of season can trigger depression in susceptible individuals. No one knows exactly what causes seasonal affective disorder (SAD), but  [...]
    by admin at October 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am