Even Toddlers Get the Blues
Your 3-year-old isn't her usual spry self. She no longer brightens at the sight of you first thing in the morning. She refuses to eat, and she hasn't been this cranky since she first started ... Read more... »
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new clinical treatment that has been scientifically evaluated primarily with trauma survivors.
EMDR's originator, Dr. Francine Shapiro, describes the procedure in detail in a recent book, ... Read more... »
About Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapy is focused on helping an individual understand how changing their behavior can lead to changes in how they are feeling. The goal of behavior therapy is usually focused on increasing the ... Read more... »
About Cognitive Psychotherapy
Cognitive therapy is based on the theory that much of how we feel is determined by what we think. Disorders, such as depression, are believed to be the result of faulty thoughts and beliefs. By ... Read more... »
Medications for Depression
The kind of depression that will most likely benefit from treatment with medications is more than just "the blues." It is a condition that is prolonged, lasting two weeks or more, and interferes with a ... Read more... »
Choosing the Best SSRI
As the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression in Great Neck, N.Y., pointed out, mood disorders are caused by a flaw in chemistry, not character. That's why medications that alter brain chemistry play ... Read more... »
An Introduction to Depression
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An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if You ... Read more... »
Types and Symptoms of Depression
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if You are ... Read more... »
The Causes of Depression
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if You ... Read more... »
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if You ... Read more... »
Depression Treatment
Topics Covered in This Depression Treatment Article:
Introduction
Psychotherapy
Hospitalization
Medications
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Self-Help
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Where to Get Help for Depression
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if You ... Read more... »
Further Information About Depression
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to the Depression Series
Types of Depression
Symptoms of Depression and Mania
Causes of Depression
Depression in Women, Seniors and Children
Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment
How to Help Yourself if ... Read more... »
Helping Your Husband with Depression
To the outside world, Emme Aronson lived a charmed life. She was a successful model, creative director of her own clothing line, a television host, lecturer, and mother of a beautiful baby girl. Only her ... Read more... »
Severity and Remission in Major Depressive Episode
When major depression is diagnosed in an individual, additional characteristics of the depression are specified. These characteristics are called "specifiers." These specifiers apply to the most recent Major Depressive Episode in Major
Depressive ... Read more... »
