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| | Clinical depression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The VNS device is implanted in a patient's chest with wires that connect it to the vagus nerve, which it stimulates to reach a region of the brain associated with moods. | | | Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. | | | Although a mood characterized by sadness is often colloquially referred to as depression, clinical depression is something more than just a temporary state of sadness. |
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| | Depression |
| | Depression affects a person's thoughts, outlook, and behavior as well as their mood. | | | Depression is one of the most common emotional problems. | | | Depression is more than feeling blue, sad, or down in the dumps once in a while, though. |
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| | The Depressed Child - AACAP Facts For Families # 4 |
| | For example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) are forms of individual therapy shown to be effective in treating depression. | | | Because the youngster may not always seem sad, parents and teachers may not realize that troublesome behavior is a sign of depression. | | | Depression is defined as an illness when the feelings of depression persist and interfere with a child or adolescents ability to function. |
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| | Depression |
| | Depression as a disorder (characterized by pervasive pessimism, low self-esteem and total lack of initiative) may develop if there are constant unachievable objects or goals and there are no positive relationships to help a person change direction. | | | Depression is second only to high blood pressure as a chronic condition encountered by primary care physicians. | | | Depression is now referred to as a mood disorder, and the primary subtypes are major depression, dysthymia (chronic and usually milder depression), and atypical depression. |
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| | BBC - Health - Conditions - Depression |
| | If your low mood or loss of interest in life interferes with your home, family or work, lasts for two weeks or more, or brings you to the point of thinking about suicide, you may be experiencing clinical depression and you should seek help. | | | The incidence of post-natal depression certainly contributes to the higher figure. | | | Depression Alliance offers information, support and understanding to people affected by depression, including a network of self-help groups, a correspondence service and scheme, and free information leaflets on the many aspects of depression. |
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| | Depression information and treatment |
| | Depression is a psychological condition that changes how you think and feel, and also affects your social behavior and sense of physical well-being. | | | We have all felt sad at one time or another, but that is not depression. | | | But, if these feelings linger, intensify, and begin to interfere with work, school or family responsibilities, it may be depression. |
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| | Postpartum Depression |
| | Depression can be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. | | | A mother’s depression can affect her baby’s development, so getting treatment is important for both mother and baby. | | | Researchers believe that postpartum depression can affect the infant by causing delays in language development, problems with emotional bonding to others, behavioral problems, lower activity levels, sleep problems, and distress. |
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| | Depression |
| | Appropriate drug therapy in combination with psychotherapy is effective in treating up to 90% of patients with significant depression. | | | When lithium proves to be effective in preventing recurrence of depression, it is very important to continue maintenance treatment when feeling well and free of depression. | | | Depressive Reaction: A situational (exogenous) reactive depression that represents an understandable adaptive response to a significant loss or stressful life situation; a sense of despondency and distress, comparatively mild to moderate, usually self-limiting with a duration of 2 weeks to 6 months. |
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| | Teen Depression: Prevention, Detection and Causes |
| | But depression is also a mental health illness that may require help from an experienced professional. | | | Because most depressed young adults do not seek help on their own, your parents, teachers, school counselors and coaches have to recognize the symptoms and know something about teen suicide facts and signs. | | | As the rate of teen depression rises, so does the incidence of suicide. |
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| | Depression Facts, Symptoms, Treatment |
| | A good therapist can help you modify behavioral or emotional patterns that contribute to your depression. | | | Other warning signs of childhood depression include headaches, frequent absences from school, social isolation and reckless behavior. | | | Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a treatable medical illness where a person’s mood alternates between the "poles" of depression and mania, a heightened energetic state. |
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| | Depression and How to Overcome It |
| | But for many, they are also a time for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, depression, and family conflict. | | | It is knowing that the feelings of depression will pass, and will probably visit me again, that makes living with very uncomfortable feelings a very doable thing.” | | | In Morita Therapy we consider depression, and all feelings, something which is uncontrollable by our will. |
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| | Depression |
| | Some people describe depression as an "empty, or sad feeling that won't go away." This kind of depression that does not go away is called "clinical depression." It is different from feeling "blue" or down for a few hours or a couple of days. | | | Depression is an illness that affects the body, mood, and thoughts. | | | Depression is a serious illness that needs to be treated. |
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| | Clinical and manic depression symptoms, treatments and antidepressant medications on MedicineNet.com |
| | Endogenous means that the depression comes from within the body, perhaps of genetic origin, or comes out of nowhere. | | | Depression symptoms are characterized not only by negative thoughts, moods, and behaviors, but also by specific changes in bodily functions (e.g., eating, sleeping, and sexual activity). | | | In a major medical study, depression caused significant problems in the functioning of those affected more often than did arthritis, hypertension, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, and in two categories of problems, as often as coronary artery disease. |
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| | APA Topics: Depression |
| | >Depression May Not Entail a Global Tendency to Attend to Negative Stimuli (September 2004) | | | This book presents groundbreaking research on the cognitive, emotional, and biological pathways through which disclosure and expressive writing influences mental and physical health. | | | >The Prevention of Anxiety and Depression: Theory, Research, and Practice |
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| | Psychic Reading : depression |
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| | Mental Help Net - Depression (Unipolar) |
| | Depression can interfere with a person's ability to function effectively throughout the day or even to have the motivation to get out of bed in the morning. | | | Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health problems facing people today. | | | While it is only human to experience feelings of sadness, gloominess, or melancholy every now and then, clinical depression occurs when these feelings endure for long periods of time that can last for several weeks to several years if left untreated. |
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| | WebMD Depression Health Center - Learn the symptoms of depression and find treatment options |
| | Lilly Being Treated for Depression Sponsor Box Begin--> | | | Depression is a serious illness, characterized by low energy, difficulty concentrating, an overall loss of satisfaction, sleep disturbances and a host of other physical symptoms. | | | Join in and share your tips on how to cope with heightened feelings of well-being and depression, as well as common medication and treatment options. |
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| | Depression News |
| | When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or perform other interactive parenting tasks with their newborns,... | | | Symptoms of depression could mean more than problems with your mood, it could be a red flag for dementia. | | | Depression and anxiety during childhood linked to higher BMI into adulthood for women but not men |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Depression |
| | Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. | | | Atypical depression -- depression accompanied by unusual symptoms, such as hallucinations (for example, hearing voices that are not really there) or delusions (irrational thoughts). | | | Depression may also occur with mania (known as manic-depression or bipolar disorder). |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Depression - elderly |
| | In the elderly, depression is also frequently characterized by excessive concerns about bodily aches and pains. | | | Depression is a medical illness characterized by persistent sadness, discouragement, and loss of self-worth. | | | Depression in the elderly is a widespread problem that is often not diagnosed and frequently undertreated. |
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| | Postpartum depression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Beck, C.T. A meta-analysis of the relationship between postpartum depression and infant temperament. | | | The diagnostic criteria for postpartum depression (PPD) are the same as that for major depression, except that to distinguish PPD from the baby (maternity) blues, the symptoms must be present for more than two weeks. | | | They commonly have thoughts of harming their children, exhibit fewer positive emotions and more negative emotions toward them, are less responsive and less sensitive to infant cues, less emotionally available, have a less successful maternal role attainment, and have infants that are less securely attached (Beck 1995, 1996b; Cohn et al. |
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| | OBGYN.net - The Female Patient: Postpartum Depression |
| | During the postpartum phase of care, clinicians need to recognize the symptoms of depression and to realize that patients are embarrassed about feeling unhappy during a time when society expects them to be elated. | | | Some psychologists have also ascribed the etiology of postpartum depression as inherent to the patient's psychological construct. | | | Electroconvulsive therapy is an important, effective therapeutic intervention that can be useful in treating recalcitrant cases of postpartum depression. |
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| | JournalView.aspx?jid=66 |
| | The authors conclude that, assuming that a mixture of analgesic techniques is used, an incidence of respiratory depression, as defined by a low ventilatory frequency, of less than 1% would be expected, and an incidence of hypotension related to analgesic technique of less than 5%. | | | For epidural analgesia, the mean (95% CI) reported incidence of respiratory depression varied between 1.1% (0.6% to 1.9%) and 15.1% (5.6% to 34.8%), using hypoventilation and oxygen desaturation, respectively, as indicators. | | | For PCA, the mean (95% CI) reported incidence of respiratory depression varied between 1.2% (0.7% to 1.9%) and 11.5% (5.6% to 22.0%), using hypoventilation and oxygen desaturation, respectively, as indicators. |
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| | The Double Effect of Pain Medication |
| | Nevertheless, these investigators pointed out that respiratory depression is a "constant concern" of practitioners, who assume respiratory symptoms in cancer patients to be opioid induced. | | | Bleich noted that the connection of respiratory depression with pain control is based more on myth than on medical fact, and argued that the PDE should not be applied to the risk of hastening death from pain medication. | | | Although this literature has clearly established that opioid use can lead to respiratory depression, much of this data may not be relevant to dying patients receiving opioids for chronic pain relief. |
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| | Postpartum Depression |
| | Depression can be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. | | | Postpartum depression needs to be treated by a doctor. | | | Researchers believe that postpartum depression can affect the infant by causing delays in language development, problems with emotional bonding to others, behavioral problems, lower activity levels, sleep problems, and distress. |
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| | Postpartum Depression |
| | Believing one's condition is "incurable" is part of the hopelessness that accompanies depression. | | | Women who are most vulnerable to postpartum depression usually have a personal or family history of depression. | | | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets negative thoughts and behaviors that tend to worsen depressed mood and teaches better ways of thinking and behaving. |
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| | Dr. Ivan's Depression Central |
| | This site is Internet's central clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders. | | | Copyright © 1996-2006 by Ivan Goldberg, MD Revised 5 February 2006 | | | Vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for depression. |
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| | Depression |
| | Well referenced information describing the influence of light therapy on the endocrine system for treating seasonal depression, the ocular hazard of bright light therapy, and the benefits of Sunnex patented Lo-LITE technology can be found at http://www.sunnexbiotech.com | | | Depression is a pervasive and impairing illness that affects both women and men, but women experience depression at roughly twice the rate of men. | | | Depression is a significant and complicated mental health problem among children and adolescents. |
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| | : Depression After the Birth of a Child (Postpartum Depression) |
| | Postpartum depression is a complex mix of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes that occur after giving birth that are attributed to the chemical, social, and psychological changes associated with having a baby. | | | In addition to these chemical changes, the social and psychological changes associated with having a baby create an increased risk of postpartum depression. | | | Postpartum psychosis requires immediate medical attention since there is an increased risk of suicide and risk of harm to the baby. |
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