March 24th, 2009 by Alex
Some people may scoff at the idea of teen depression being an actual physical ailment, as of course all teens may at times seem moody and melodramatic. In truth, more and more cases of actual clinical depression and other mental and emotional ailments are being diagnosed in teens every single year, and this information is from the experts and not from overly protective parents. If you suspect that there is a case of teen depression in your household, what to do?
The first thing you want to remember is that it does no good to jump to any conclusions. As said, teens are often moody, withdrawn, angry, sad, and overly emotional in many ways. This is partly due to the influx of hormones they experience while going through puberty and not necessarily a signal of actual teen depression. It would be a mistake to assume that your angry teenager or the one that gives into crying jags is actually clinically depressed. While these ranges of emotions are….
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January 23rd, 2009 by Alex
Many people are confused about the many terms that are used when it comes to the subject of depression. They often assume that there is just one type of depression and don’t realize that not only are there different types of depression but it can affect people in different ways and various degrees. One thing they are often confused about is manic depression, not realizing the many symptoms that are involved.
Manic depression is not simply an extreme form of depression
It involves a wide variety of symptoms.Many use the term bipolar disorder when speaking of manic depression and the two are the same condition. As the word bipolar would suggest, there are two extremes in emotions and feelings when a person suffer from this condition. Again, depression takes….
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January 1st, 2009 by Alex
More and more cases of depression in teens are being reported today by doctors and scientists. This may be because more teens are asking for help with their condition, because doctors are getting better at diagnosing the condition, or simply because there are more and more cases to be reported.
Or it may be a combination of these various factors, but whatever the reason, depression in teens is not something that should be ignored. It’s unfortunate that some extreme cases have led to tragedy, so whether you’re a teen concerned with your condition or a parent, it’s important to sit up and take note, and then take action.
The many causes of depression in teens range from physical problems internally to external circumstances that cause them to learn depression. Depression itself is caused by a chemical reaction in the brain, where it does not regulate and release a chemical necessary for a good mood. When this chemical is not released properly, not only is there a….
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December 20th, 2008 by Alex
People often go through hard times in their lives, and most of us get depressed at one point in time or another. Some people stay depressed longer than others; some are depressed for a few days, while others stay pretty much constantly depressed for years.
What happens with depression is that the human brain releases and excess of melatonin, a depressive chemical natural in the brain. If something physical that happened in someone’s life triggered the release of this chemical, that person is only usually depressed for a fairly short period of time, lasting up to a year at the longest.
But, when something goes wrong in someone’s head to where their brain automatically releases this chemical for seemingly no reason, this person is more likely to be depressed a lot longer. The term for short-term depression triggered by something happening in someone’s life is known as dysthmic disorder. The term for long-term depression due to the chemical being released spontaneously is called long-term depression….
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December 18th, 2008 by Alex
He made the discovery that would make him famous as the founder of homeopathy. After much investigation and self-dosing, he developed the theory that the severity of symptoms and healing responses depended on the individual.
From his system of testing, he developed “drug pictures”—his systematic description of all the substances he tested. He also developed “symptom pictures,” which were portraits of his patients that allowed him to prescribe the suitable remedy. Many of his drug and symptom pictures are still in use today.
Why homeopathy can help you
The system of healing that Hahnemann helped develop became homeopathy, a form of medicine that treats the body as a whole…
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