Saturday, March 31, 2007
Depression Help - Understanding Teen Depression: What You Need to Know and Do
Understanding Teen Depression: What You Need to Know and Do
Depression affects over five percent (5%) of American teens. And teen depression statistics continue to rise.
One of the chief ways we can identify teen depression is their loss of interest in the things that they normally enjoy. If this continues over a period of time, at least two weeks, then there is the distinct possibility that they are depressed.
Teenagers bodies go through the changes from childhood to adulthood and there are certain expectations. Teen girls worry that they are too fat, too skinny, too dark, too light and all the other negative body images they face daily.
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Orange County Register - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Orange County, a resource center, can be reached at 714-744-8718. Hours With proper medication, the relapse rate for bipolar disorder can be cut to 30 to 40 percent. Source: Dr. Himasiri De Silva, a
Source: www.ocregister.com
Mental illness is something to be treated, not feared, say experts
North County Times - divorced mother of two sets of twins from Carlsbad, who said she suffers from bipolar disorder. Diagnosed at age 23, she went off her medication organization for those with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar
Source: nctimes.com
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Depression Help - What Exactly is Psychotic Depression? Where do the Hallucinations Come From?
What Exactly is Psychotic Depression? Where do the Hallucinations Come From?
Psychotic depression is depression accompanied by hallucination and delusions. Hallucinations is seeing and hearings things, while delusions refers to irrational fears and thoughts.
Although the cause of psychotic depression is not known, scientists have found a link to a hormone, Cortical. This hormone is produced in large quantities during periods of stress.
Antidepressants alone do not adequately treat this form of depression.
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