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Types of Depression

It's normal to feel down once in a while, but if you're sad most of the time and it affects your daily life, you may have clinical depression. You'...

Depression Diagnosis

To effectively diagnose and treat depression, the doctor must hear about specific symptoms of depression. Observable or behavioral symptoms of clin...

Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treat Depression?

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a common type of talk therapy that for some people can work as well or better than medication to treat dep...

Stress and Depression

But the reasons stress contributes to depression are less obvious. “We think the social isolation, the disruption in normal activities, and the gen...

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Depression Treatments

ECT is one of the fastest ways to relieve symptoms in severely depressed or suicidal patients. ECT is generally used when severe depression is unre...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression

For some people with severe or hard-to-treat depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the best treatment. After initial treatment, you might ...

What is Phototherapy?

Some phototherapy treatments use only blue-green light rays, not ultraviolet light. PUVA and PUVB mix light treatment with psoralens, plant product...

Mental Health: Depression

Dysthymia differs from major depression in that dysthymia involves fewer of the above symptoms than occurs in major depression. People who suffer f...

Stopping Antidepressants: is it Withdrawal?

Unlike drug withdrawal, antidepressant discontinuation effects are not related to addiction but can reflect physiological consequences of stopping ...

Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression

The sessions include an examination of the feelings the patient is aware of and those the patient is unaware of before therapy begins. In psychodyn...

Major Depression (Clinical Depression)

Signs of depression in men may include irritability, anger, or drug and alcohol abuse (substance abuse can also be a cause of depression rather tha...

Symptoms of Depression

Most of us feel sad, lonely, or depressed at times. If your doctor rules out a physical cause for your symptoms, they may start you on a treatment ...