The RanchSM treatment center, set in the beautiful rolling hills of Nunnelly, Tennessee, is introducing deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and ketamine treatment for severe, treatment-resistant depression.
Are certain individuals predisposed to depression? If so, can these individuals do anything to prevent the onset, or must they simply wait for the disorder to take hold and alter their lives?
Many adults with major depression disorder may also be suffering from significant symptoms of bipolar disorder. A new study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that almost 40% of adults with a history of major depressive disorder also experience subthreshold hypomania. Hypomania is a form of mania—a symptom of bipolar […]
It appears that a traumatic brain injury can do more than just cause a physical upset in an individual’s life. According to a recent Science Daily release, the majority of patients also experienced major depression.
Many adults in the U.S. with major depression do not receive treatment or therapy based on treatment guidelines, and some racial and ethnic groups have even lower rates of adequate depression care, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic disorders, even if they their exposure to lead levels are generally considered safe, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients a safe, effective, non-drug treatment for major depression. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Science Daily reports that psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test […]
The news of home foreclosures has been occupying much of the airwaves as individuals throughout the country have either lost jobs or found they really couldn’t afford the house they wanted so badly. While this has a negative financial impact, it also has shown to affect their mental health.
Pain is a complicated thing as symptoms cannot always be fully attributed to an organic origin for those suffering from depression. Dirk Frieser, psychologist at the Institute of Psychology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, notes in a recent Science Daily report that women are more frequently affected by depression and by the so-called somatoform pain […]
Bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 are closely related conditions, but have crucial differences between them. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 2.6 % of the U.S. adult population has suffered from bipolar disorder in the past year, and about 3.9 % has it over the course of their life. If you’re concerned […]
There are many different forms of clinical depression, including agitated depression. Though the names and some of the symptoms may appear similar, it is important to distinguish between major depression, agitated depression and other clinical disorders because their treatments vary significantly. What Does Typical Depression Look Like? Depression is an exceedingly common condition that causes […]
Most people have experienced a time in life when situations or events may have triggered periods of melancholy or an overall sense of feeling down. It’s normal, at one time or another, to feel depression following something sad or distressing that has happened. Usually, these feelings will naturally fade away over a few days or […]
Major depressive disorder (MDD), or clinical depression, is a major problem for 300 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and young adults may be among those most affected.
Depression affects roughly 10% of U.S. adults at some point in their lives. There are several different types of clinical depression or depressive disorders that can be diagnosed and treated, as well as a short-term, more transitory type called “situational depression.”
Atypical depression is the name for a specific form of major depression (major depressive disorder). Doctors and mental health experts call it “atypical” because it produces certain symptoms that differ from those normally associated with depression.
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by episodes of elevated mood, typically alternating with episodes of depression. For most people, bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition requiring ongoing treatment. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recognizes three primary types of bipolar disorder, which all involve distinct changes in mood, energy […]
Steroid abuse has plagued professional sports for more than 60 years. But it was back in 1849 that German scientist Arnold Adolf Berthold discovered the testes influenced masculine behavior by secreting an unknown substance into the bloodstream. Fifty years later in 1889, Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer “Pud” Galvin became the first […]
Marijuana (cannabis, weed, pot, reefer, grass, dope, Mary Jane) comes from the Indian hemp plant and is a mixture of dried leaves, stems, flowers and seeds. Although there are more than 400 chemicals in marijuana, the key chemical responsible for the “high” is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is why it is classified as an illicit drug.1 […]
Every year, an estimated 43.8 million adults in the U.S. experience mental illness, and about 10 million suffer from a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. More than 50% of adults with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental illness. Despite the prevalence of mental […]
A bipolar disorder diagnosis can prompt a multitude of feelings — anxiety, disbelief, confusion, fear. But it can also bring hope. You at last learn the source of the dramatic shifts in mood and energy you’ve been feeling, that it can be treated and managed, and that many others who share your diagnosis are living […]
The young serviceman is back from deployment, safe again in his family home but having trouble sleeping, drinking more than usual, and uninterested in old friends and activities. His parents’ concern heightens with each day, but they aren’t sure how to approach their son without making matters worse.
Imagine a treatment that could end depression in a single day with little to no side effects. It might sound like the inflated claims of a late-night infomercial, but researchers at the University of Maryland have reason to believe such treatment will one day be reality thanks to their identification of compounds that appear to […]
Up to one-third of all women with polycystic ovary syndrome will develop symptoms of depression, largely irrespective of their age, according to recent findings from a group of Polish researchers.
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