People with a high family risk for depression had less brain matter on the right side, similar to that seen with Alzheimer’s disease, according to U.S. researchers.
The researchers found with brain scans that there was a 28% thinning in the right cortex (the outer layer of the brain) in those with a family history of depression.
The findings were based on imaging studies of 131 people aged 6 to 54 with a family history
Read the rest of this entry
As we discussed in my last blog post, your thoughts can affect your mood. Your thoughts may be negative and also can be inaccurate. Inaccurate thoughts are also called “cognitive distortions.”
Cognitive distortions can be so ingrained that they become “core beliefs” that you live by. An example is “I have never been successful at anything, so why even try?”
Some specific examples of cognitive distortions are:
Are worries about America’s financial crisis making you depressed? University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor Josh Klapow says the key to reducing your stress is to distinguish between “productive worry” and “unproductive worry.”
Productive worry, says Klapow, is thinking about situations you can control and should be used to spur you to take action to reduce your stress. Unproductive worry is thinking about those things
Read the rest of this entry
Over the holidays, Mary Beth, Emily and I watched the movie Hancock with Will Smith. It is one of those movies that can be watched and processed on so many different levels.
Emily, our ten-year-old daughter, was entertained by the action scenes and was delighted when Hancock taught a young bully a very important lesson about respect. Mary Beth and I were intrigued by the complexity of Will Smith’s character
Read the rest of this entry
Nowadays, many people suffer from depression in work and school. About 20 percent of women and 10 percent of men will be diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. Many depression sufferers are looking for how to stop depression naturally alternatives to prescription medications, but this way almost is null. Here, I will introduce you an effective therapy.
Step1 Read the rest of this entry
Find the right mental-health professional
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a therapy programme to treat depression in women in developing countries.
Althou
gh depression is a major health problem world-wide, experts say its impact is greatest in developing countries where 80% of the population live. Often there are no resources available to treat sufferers.
Professor Atif Rahman from the School of Population, Community and
Read the rest of this entry
If you’re diabetic, the worst thing you can do is be depressed. According to a recent study, depression can cause diabetes patients to suffer from higher glucose levels over time compared to those who are not depressed.
Through a combination of diet, exercise and medication, people with type 2 diabetes work to keep their blood glucose levels within a certain range. Past research has shown that those who are also depressed have a tougher
Read the rest of this entry
What a beautiful smiles. This avid smile exposures reminds me that I should continue in adjoin with old friends. This exposure brought around a few avid memories. Friendly relationship with smile on our faces will go always.
Read the rest of this entry
On October 27, 1997, Oregon enacted the Death With Dignity Act. The legislation allows doctors in the state of Oregon to prescribe terminally-ill patients a lethal dose of medication, which they can use to end their lives.
Controversy surrounds one of the stipulations of the act, however. If a physician feels a patient is suffering from depression or another mental disorder, they must refer them for a mental health evaluation.
Read the rest of this entry
Take note that the effects are on a case to case basis. Contrary to a recent post on the web that St. John’s Wort doesn’t work, it does. But not for all.
The herbal medicine St. John’s wort appears to work just as well as some prescribed antidepressants for treating patients with major depression, a new review finds. However, patients in German-speaking countries might experience the best benefits.
While there is public
Read the rest of this entry
|
|
|
