April 25, 2024

Minimizing Substance Abuse Can Help Ease a Depressive State

Vices has always been thought of as a bad influence to one’s health and true enough with the fact that it can even worsen health and mental illnesses.   Research shows that depression often occurs and may be a factor when one is  addicted to drugs or consuming too much alcohol too often.   By giving up […]

Football Injuries Can Trigger Depression

Football is one of the most popular sports in America.  Many people find it very entertaining and an enjoyable past time to watch on TV and for the warriors out there, to play.  However, football can cause worst injuries by football players and a study conducted about football players having massive injuries has lead to […]

Blood Testing Can Help Determine If A Person Has Depression

Do you want to know how to find out if you or a loved one has depression or not?  Normally, whether a person has depression or not is determined by their answers to a questionnaire that covers the symptoms of depression.  Well, that may be a thing of the past soon.  Researchers say they may […]

How To Breastfeed When Diagnosed With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression affects women of every ethnic group and social class. This medical condition is very real and it’s important that the woman discuss her symptoms with her doctor.   A lot of times women with postpartum depression face not only the struggle with the condition itself but feelings of guilt as well as isolation from […]

Malfunction In Brain System Due To Stroke Can Promote Depression

Depression is a medical condition that has many causes including genetics and prescription drugs.  One cause that was recently discovered by researchers involves the correlation between a stroke and post-stroke depression.    The impact of this research could help not only stroke patients in the future but further research on the treatment of depression. Among […]

Snoring Could Cause Depression

Do you or a loved one snore? Don’t take that health disorder for granted because it can lead to a variety of possible ailments including depression with women more likely to experience the effect than man. ISLAMABAD – Experiencing breathing problems during sleep may raise your risk of depression, a new study suggests. Women with sleep apnea, […]

New Hope for Those Not Helped By Traditional Depression Treatment

Scientists are working hard to find more depression treatments for those people for who traditional remedies don’t work or are no longer effective.  Dr. Helen Mayberg has found that deep brain stimulation may prove to be an effective treatment even for those who do not benefit from shock therapy. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be […]

Depression in Fighters – A Real Possibility

Boxers and other fighters deal with repeated head blows through practices and the fights themselves.  These repeated blows are linked to the development of depression.  On 31 May 2012, Lewis Pinto, a promising English super middleweight tweeted “No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for […]

Depressive Disorders On Rise In Children

Depression is hard enough for adults to deal with but it’s becoming more common in children these days.   In fact, depression in children is growing at an alarming rate.  It’s important that adults around kids, particularly parents and teachers, realize the symptoms so that they can intervene early to help ease the effects on […]

Depression Because of Marital Problems

Arguments are pretty normal for couples, however, if issues are not resolved and continues to take over the relationship then it might promote unhealthy results. Many studies have further studied this kind of situation and its effects to health. It found out how depression starts to take place in the body system. Financial pressure and […]