Depression is a severe and crippling emotional disorder that afflicts some 10-15% of the population worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. While there are many varieties of the disorder, the principal characteristics of the illness r...
Depression is one of the toughest conditions of life to stay with. Many people who suffer from depression experience gain in weight, which is an added tension. Weight change can be a symptom of depression, as well as a side effect of most medication...
Pain, a high body temperature, a running nose. All signs of physical problems and all pretty obvious. But what about feeling sad for a couple of days? Would you go and see your doctor when you feel helpless, empty, and worthless but without a scarf...
Are you getting into bed around the time that everyone else is getting up? It may be cold comfort to learn that you are among the 20 million Americans who endure insomnia. If a groggy head, dark circles and nights spent lying awake have become stand...
Depression can take its toll not only on the individual but also their family and friends. Figures indicate that depression affects at least 17 million Americans annually which is actually more than the number of people affected by ailments like AID...
Depression and anxiety can sound like a major contradiction. However, these two problems often like to hang out together and they can make their host feel like they are a yo-yo. Depression and anxiety can make a person have low energy, phobias, pani...
Depression is something that occurs naturally. For sure, none of us would like to be depressed by choice. But life is not always predictable and things do not always happen as we want them to. Depression is not the same thing as sadness and can diff...
While the birth of a new baby is a happy occasion, many women experience post partum depression within two years after the birth of a baby. Although 80% of parents have what is called “baby blues,” which is characterized by occasional tearfulnes...
Manic depression is also known as bipolar disorder and is a chronic, recurring condition. Though less common than other types of depression, this involves cycles of depression and elation. A person with this condition can be identified easily if he...
Major depression treatment almost always includes the use of anti depressant medication. However, people should know that this depression treatment does not cure depression. This depression treatment simply works by treating the depression symptoms....
Clinical depression affects 16% of the population at one time or another and is one of the most widespread ailments in the world. Although both men and women are affected by clinical depression, one in four women will suffer from the problem, while...
Depression is a very widespread problem today affecting one in four women and one in eight men. Many people are aware of the many symptoms of depression, including feelings of hopelessness or helplessness, obsessive negative thoughts, loss or gain i...