Modern science does not know why individuals who suffer from depression are more likely to have a heart attack.  Doctors know that the two events are related, but it is not clear if heart attacks cause depression or if depression causes heart attacks. Links between heart attack and depressive disorders were first discovered toward the […]

Yes.   Depression is completely treatable in the majority of cases.  Doctors use a combination of therapy and medication to treat each case individually until the person is completely recovered.  Unfortunately, for many individuals, depression is an inherited part of their genetics. Statistically, someone with a family history of depression is more likely to become depressed […]

Anxiety disorder and depression are often extremely interconnected.  In general, anxiety disorder will not actually cause depression.  Since the two disorders share many of the same symptoms, someone who experiences one may also be diagnosed with the other.  In some cases, patients may actually be misdiagnosed because the symptoms are so similar.  To properly understand […]

According to most medical sources, anesthesia does not cause depression. This medication does carry with it numerous side effects and negative attributes. Although it is not thought to be a cause of depression, the resulting side effects and underlying factors can attribute to the development of depression. Side Effects of Anesthesia After receiving anesthesia, patients […]

Studies have been completed that show an underlying link between ADD and depression.  Statistical research shows that a child who has Attention Deficit Disorder is three times more likely to develop depression than another child.  Depressive symptoms in children are generally the same as an adult would face.  Since children are more likely to be […]