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What Exactly Is Causing This Depression?

Question by ?: What exactly is causing this depression?
Im on two medications which help keep the nervous breakdowns and anxiety under control (in other words, I can sleep.) But im still exhausted and mopey all the… Continue reading

How to Get Rid of Teenage Depression?

Question by Pooki Bear: How to get rid of teenage depression?
So, just about 7 years ago, (I was 7), My dad admitted to taking presciption drugs. We ( my mom and brother ) checked him into rehab.… Continue reading

Ask UNMC: Depression & Exercise

Ask UNMC: Depression & Exercise
Is it true that exercise helps improve mood and depression? Chanel Helgason, M.D., UNMC College of Medicine.


 

 

Saliva test can predict depression
Researchers measured the stress hormone cortisol in teenage boys and found… Continue reading

Stress Hormone Cortisol Naturally Produced More in Children Struggling With

Stress Hormone Cortisol Naturally Produced More in Children Struggling With
Depression and anxiety are considered two of the leading risk factors for developing an eating disorder. One type of eating disorder, known as stress eating or emotional eating, causes… Continue reading

The Role of Morphology in Reading in Spanish-Speaking Children With Dyslexia.

The role of morphology in reading in spanish-speaking children with dyslexia.

Span J Psychol. 2013 Jan; 16: E51
Suárez-Coalla P, Cuetos F

Morphemes facilitate visual word recognition, leading to greater accuracy and fluency in reading morphologically complex words. In… Continue reading

Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in the Hippocampus and Peripheral Blood During Opiate Addiction Is Mediated by Autophagy and Can Be Salvaged by Melatonin.

Decreased mitochondrial DNA copy number in the hippocampus and peripheral blood during opiate addiction is mediated by autophagy and can be salvaged by melatonin.

Autophagy. 2013 Jun 20; 9(9):
Feng YM, Jia YF, Su LY, Wang D, Lv L,… Continue reading

What Advice Do Mosts Therapists Give to Those Suffering From Depression?

Question by : What advice do mosts therapists give to those suffering from depression?
I know each case is different, but what are some general tips and advice that psychiatrists give to patients suffering from depression? My frequent bouts of… Continue reading

A Ray Crawling Down My Shirt


 

A ray crawling down my shirt – It tickled.

 

Hospital didn't report alleged sexual contact with patient, documents say
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health investigators determined that the Pasadena psychiatric hospital did not provide “adequate medical… Continue reading

Hey, I’m Holly, and I Have an Eating Disorder.


 

Hey, I’m Holly, and I have an eating disorder. – Long and short term effects my anorexia has/is had/having on my body.

 

Study: Food, skin allergies increasing in children
"We don't really have the answer," said Dr. Lara… Continue reading

Psychology Careers & Treatments : How to Take a Depression Test


 

Psychology Careers & Treatments : How to Take a Depression Test – Taking a depression test, such as the Beck Depression Inventory, requires an individual to answer simple questions about their mental health status. Discover…

 

Stress makes brain… Continue reading