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What is Depression? Table of contents for various articles, chat transcripts, audio and video in the HealthyPlace.com Depression Center is here. |
What is Depression?
Causes of Depression
- Theories about causes (genetic, biological, environmental factors)
- Brain chemistry (What initiates the alteration in brain chemistry? Genetic factors and psychological triggers. Other contributing factors.)
- Medical Illness and Depression - Vitamin Therapy
- Could It Be Hypothyroidism?
- Study Explains Why Depression Can Strike Again
Types of Depression
- Overview of Different Types of Depression
- Atypical Depression
- Dysthymia and detailed symptoms of Dysthymia
- Major Depression (causes, symptoms, what it's like), Treatment of Major Depression
- Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder)
- Post-Partum Depression Overview, What It's Like, and the more milder Postpartum Blues (baby blues)
- PMDD (Prementrual Dysphoric Disorder)
- Psychotic Depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Overview, Symptoms of SAD, Other Treatments for SAD Besides Light Box
Seriousness of Depression
- How Serious Is Your Depression?
- Symptoms of Depression
- Serious Consequences of Untreated Depression
- Treatments for Depression
- Antidepressant Medication for Treating Depression
- Important Things to Consider When Deciding to Take Antidepressants
- Take an Antidepressant Self-Quiz
- Effects of Antidepressants
- Relief from Depression
- Personal Stories of Relief From Major Depression
People and Depression
Depression in Children
- Depression in School-Age Children and Adolescents Overview
- Signs and Symptoms
- What Does A Depressed Child Look Like?
- Diagnosing Depression in Children
- What Causes Depression in Children?
- What Happens to Depressed Children?
- Treating Depressed Children, Antidepressants in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Depression: Are They Effective?, and Antidepressant Use in Kids Gains Support
- Pediatric ECT
- Suicide and Children and Child and Teen Suicide Risk Factors and How to Take Action and Intervening in Child and Teen Suicide (for more on suicide and children, look under the "suicide" heading below)
- How To Help A Depressed Child
- Dealing with Childhood Depression
- When Parents Are Depressed - How It Impacts Children
Articles on Children and Depression
- Story on Teenage Depression (includes audio interview)
- The Difference Between Teen Moodiness and Depression
- How Colleges Are Dealing with Depressed Students
- Depression in School-Age Children
- Talking with Your School-Age Child about Depression
- Stress in Children: What It Is, How Parents Can Help
Depression in Men
- Men with Depression - It's Different For Men
- How Men Handle Depression
- Male Menopause
- Treatments For Men With Depression
Depression in Women
- Depression in Women - Overview
- Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
- Risk Factors for Depression in Women
- Depression and the Lifetime Reproductive Cycle and The Role Hormones Play in Mood Disorders
- Treating Depression in Women
- Pregnancy and Antidepressants, Antidepressant Medication Safe During Pregnancy, Antidepressants May Cause Premature Delivery, Antidepressants and Breastfeeding, and Antidepressant Medication Side-Effects in Postpartum Depression
- Latest Research
Findings on Women and Depression
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Differences in Depression in Women and Men
- Depression in Women and Men: What's the Difference?
- Cultural Expectations May Explain Why Depression is Different In Women and Men
Depression in Elderly
- Depression in Elderly Overview
- Elderly Depression Ignored
- Geriatric Depression Scale (Screening Test), GDS - (shorter version)
- Exercise Works in Treating Elderly Depression
- Study: Seniors With Late Life Depression May Not Recover
Minorities and Depression
- Minorities With Depression Face Barriers To Getting Help
- Access to Services, Language and Cultural Issues
- U.S. Surgeon General Says Minorities Face Larger Hurdles Toward Mental Health Care Than Whites
- Suicide Among Blacks - Nobody Wants To Talk About It and The Truth About Black Teen Suicide
- In Older Blacks, Depression Often Goes Untreated
- Depression Among African-American Women
- Fighting 'the blues' in African-Americans
- How Do Hispanics Experience Depression?
- Cultural Considerations in Treating Asians With Depression
Treatments For Depression
Alternative Remedies
- Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care - Overview
- Herbs for Treating Depression
- More Research Is Questioning Safety, Effectiveness of Herbs
- St. John's Wort
- SAMe For Treatment of Depression
- Supplements, Vitamins and Minerals, Herbs
- 5-HTP and the Serotonin Connection
- Dietary Supplements and Nutrition for Depression
- Medical Illness and Depression - Vitamin Therapy
- Using Antidepressants vs. Finding the Underlying Medical Causes of Depression
- Acupuncture for Treating
Depression
(also covers massage and physical therapy for depression) - The Role of Diet in Mental Health
- Psychotherapy, Light Therapy, Supplements for Depression
- Mind/Body Medicine for Treating
Depression
(Therapy, Meditation, Relaxation) - Prayer May Heal Depression
- What Dr. Andrew Weil Recommends for Treating Depression Symptoms
Antidepressants
- Overview
- Depression Medications - Classes/Types
- List of Antidepressants
- SSRIs
- SNRIs
- MAOIs
- Tricyclics
- Other Types of Antidepressants
- Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Major Depression and Dysthymia, Pharmacotherapies for Acute Major Depression
- Depressed Patients Find Improved Outlook in Antidepressant Medications
- Docs Aren't Telling Patients How To Use Antidepressants Properly
- Too Many Quit Taking Antidepressants Too Soon
- Does It Really Take At Least 3 Weeks Before Antidepressants Begin to Work?
- Side-effects of Antidepressants: How to Cope and Handling Side Effects of Antidepressant Medications
- Antidepressants and Sexual Side Effects, Sexual Side Effects Seriously Underestimated by Physicians, Which Antidepressants Cause the Fewest Sexual Side-Effects?
- Do Antidepressants Lose Their Effect?
- Increasing the Effectiveness of Antidepressants (Treatment-Resistant Depression)
- Antidepressants Barely More Effective Than Placebos
- Getting Off Antidepressants: Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome, SSRIs and Discontinuation Events, and Suddenly Stopping Antidepressant Treatment Can Lead to Some Nasty Side Effects
- Antidepressants and Breastfeeding
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for PMS
- Antidepressants in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Depression: Are They Effective?
- Pill-Splitting: Should You Cut Your Antidepressant in Half to Save Money?, The Divide Over Pill-Splitting, Psychiatric Pills With Splitting Potential, How To Correctly Split A Pill
- Medication Safety Tips, How to Talk About Your Medications With Your Doctor, Medicine Record Form, Buying Prescription Medicines Online, Are There Prescription Drug Bargains Online?, Is Buying Your Prescription Drugs Online Safe?
Articles on Antidepressants
- Brain Scan Reveals Antidepressant Effectiveness
- Antidepressants: Hype or Help?
- Antidepressant Use in Kids Gains Support
- Teen Suffers Seizure After Snorting Antidepressant
- Paxil in Late Pregnancy May Cause Problems
- Depressed Brain May Heal Itself, But Only Briefly
- Prozac Relieves Hot Flashes
- Serotonin-Enhancing Drugs Could Trigger Stroke
- Doctor-Patient Dialogue Combats Depression
- Anxiety Tied to Missing Serotonin in Infancy
- Zoloft May Be Safe to Fight Depression After Heart Attack
- Shedding Light on Serotonin
- Powerful Antidepressant Effexor to Tackle Trauma Condition
- More Drugs, Fewer Couches Used to Treat Depression
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- ECT Overview
- How It Works
- Time to Bring ECT Out of the Shadows
- NIH Consensus Statement
- ECT - Best Form of Treatment for Severe Depression
- Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Memory of Autobiographical and Public Events
- ECT: It Saved My Life
- Pediatric ECT
- Sample ECT Patient Consent Form
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- EMDR Overview
- What Happens During an EMDR Session
- For Treatment of Depression
- EMDR for PTSD
- Therapist Recounts Experience With EMDR
- EMDR Catching On, Similar Story
- It Seems To Work, But No One Knows Why
- EMDR: A Mystery Cure
Psychotherapy
- How Psychotherapy Helps People Recover From Depression
- Psychotherapy Usually First Line of Treatment for Depression
- NIMH: Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medications Work Best
- Psychotherapy vs Pharmacotherapy - Which is Better?
- For Severe Depression Talk Therapy Works As Well As Antidepressant Medications
- How to Find A Therapist Who's Right For You
- Overcoming Depression and Finding Happiness
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Electromagnetic Stimulation Shows Promise For Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Magnetic Stimulation Studied as Alternative to ECT for Depression
- Patient Feedback
- Abstract Conclusions - No Real Benefit
- Depression Research - Stimulating Healthy Half of Brain Using TMS Improved Mood
- Early Study: Electromagnetic Stimulation Relieves Depression
- Abstract - Using Antidepressants with TMS
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
topRelated Information
Depression and Anxiety: The Fraternal Twins of Mood Disorders
Dealing with Depression at Work or School
- Depression in the Workplace
- Managers Should Be Aware Of Depression Symptoms
- Study: Depression from Job Loss Is Long Lasting
- Depression in School: A Student's Perspective
- Suicide: A Teacher's Experience
- Suicide: No Warning Of Her Decision To End Her Life
- For Teens Dealing With Depression
- For Parents: Helping Your Preteen With Depression
Living with Depression
- Living With Clinical Depression: The 'common cold' of Mental Health
- People Share Stories of What It's Like Living With Depression and Their Personal Tips For Coping
Loss and Grief
- What Is Grief?
- Coping With Loss - Bereavement and Grief
- Grief Recovery
- Helping Yourself and Others Deal With Death
- Nine Common Myths and Realities About Grief
Self-Help
- Where to Get Help For Depression
- How to Help Yourself If You Are Depressed
- Healthy Relationships Alleviate Depression and Prevent Relapse
- The Power of Social Support
- Forget Being Free of Depression - Start Living Now!
- Overcoming Depression and Finding Happiness
Suicide
- Understanding and Helping the Suicidal Person
- Depression: Understanding Thoughts of Suicide
- Frequently Asked Questions About Suicide
- Suicide in Youth: What You Can Do About It
- All About Teen Suicide
- The Suicide of Older Men and Women
- Feeling Suicidal? How To Help Yourself
- Reasons for Living Can Prevent Suicide During Depression
- Psychotherapy in Treating the Chronically Suicidal Patient
- Handling A Phone Call From A Suicidal Person
- Suicide Facts, Suicide Statistics
- Suicide Risk Runs in Families
- High-Suicide Families Eyed By Genetic Scientists
- Suicide: The Risk is Lifelong for Those Who've Tried It Once
- Author Chronicles Her Struggles With Suicidal Thoughts
Supporting a Depressed Person
- How Family and Friends Can Help the Depressed Person
- Helping A Depressed Person Receive Treatment For Depression, Another article
- Helping the Depressed Person
- When Someone You Love Has A Mental Illness (Resisting Medication, Relative's Anger, Your Guilt)
- Mental Illness - Information for Families
- Best Things to Say to Someone Who Is Depressed
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