Can Depression Cause Bad Nutrition?
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is commonly called shock treatment. It has received bad press, in part for its potential memory-depleting effect. Since its introduction in the 1930s, ECT has been significantly refined, and is now considered an effective and safe treatment for severe depression in the appropriate situation. It is especially effective for patients who have not been helped by medication and those with severe depression who experience...
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Depression Influenced by Poor Nutrition
Mineral deficiencies are often associated with a variety of physical problems, but they have implications for mental health too. In this... Read more »
Depression and Nutritional Health
Last fall I started to feel that my antidepressant medication (Wellbutrin) wasn't working. I had noticed that I hadn't really been getting... Read more »
Living With Bipolar II: Fighting for Nutrition
Here are my feelings about cooking: 1. It's boring. 2. It takes too long. 3. It's silly to take half an hour or more to prepare food... Read more »
The Link Between Vitamin D and Depression
Two years ago, I spent nine months with sinus infections. I had one after another, and if I didn't go to the doctor and get antibiotics, I... Read more »
The Causes of Depression in Women
The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the DepressionCast Web site. You... Read more »
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Bad economy causing rise in sleeplessness
One-third of Americans are up in the night worrying about the economy, their money, or their jobs, a new study has found. Read more »
Depression Issues: What are the causes of depression and the r...
Altered neurotransmitter (serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine) levels are responsible for clinical depression symptoms in many people. Diets low... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Causes: Nature vs. Nurture
To what extent do specific genes determine our behavior? Although the jury is still out, the answer for intricate illnesses like bipolar disorder... Read more »
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