Symptoms of depression can occur as a result of a wide range of medical and psychiatric disorders. In a person who has been found to not be medically ill, there are three common...
Over and over I see posts like, "I take Trileptal, and it's working pretty well, but I have problems with the side effects. My doctor... Read more »
When people talk about bipolar disorder, they generally talk about the highs and lows - hypo/manic, mixed, and depressive episodes. For us... Read more »
Note: In putting this together, I've taken most of the material from the working version of the DSM-V, which is the forthcoming new edition... Read more »
This is the fourth installment to our discussion on sex and bipolar. The conventional wisdom is that (hypo)mania increases our sexual drive... Read more »
One of the difficulties in long-term management of psychotic illnesses is that of compliance with medications used for the treatment of... Read more »
It’s all in your head. Only women get depressed. If you have depression, you’re stuck with it for life. Do any of these statements sound... Read more »
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Psychotic depression; Delusional depressionTreatmentPsychotic depression requires immediate medical care and treatment. Treatment usually involves... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Psychotic depression; Delusional depressionSymptomsPeople with psychotic depression have symptoms of depression and psychosis.Psychosis is a loss of... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cyclothymic disorder is a mild form of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) in which a person has mood swings over a period of years that go... Read more »