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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), often called shock treatment, has received bad press since it was introduced in the 1940s. However, refined techniques have revived its use, particularly for those with severe depression. Imaging studies have not found that current ECT techniques cause any damage to the brain's structure, and some doctors feel it is safer than drug therapy. A 2005 review of many clinical trials indicated that ECT combined with antipsychotic medication can provide ...
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What Not to Say to Someone Who is Depressed
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...single person on earth could experience one day of clinical depression. Not all at once, of... Read more »
Is it depression or your thyroid?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...Here are some of the symptoms that are common to clinical depression and thyroid abnormalities: ... Read more »
The brain and depression - Brain imaging reveals breakdown of normal emotional processing
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...been known for some time now that major depression (clinical depression) is a disease of the... Read more »
Reasons for Low Sexual Desire
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...Health, 12% of all women will experience symptoms of clinical depression at one time or another... Read more »
Why do some people prefer natural treatment for depression?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...route is that they often don't see a doctor at all. Clinical depression can be caused by medical... Read more »
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ADHD and Depression
...depression (and bipolar disorder). This can make it hard to distinguish which symptoms are caused by clinical depression and which symptoms are caused by the medication. Often doctors will... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis
...relationships, drowsiness, an increase in sleep, slowing of speech, and general apathy are signs of clinical depression as well as hypothyroidism. The two disorders often coexist, particularly in... Read more »Menopause: Complications
...may occur as a woman transitions into menopause (perimenopause), even among women with no history of clinical depression. Hormonal changes and declines in estrogen levels are probably involved in... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, but this illness, particularly bipolar disorder II, is still poorly recognized in the family-practice setting. It is estimated that... Read more »Alzheimer
A definitive test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, even in patients showing signs of dementia, has not yet been developed. A number of expert groups have developed... Read more »Images
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