The difficulties of diagnosing mental illness are well known. In this enlightening article, Mike Bond discusses the difficulties of diagnosing mental illness and what exactly mental illness is. Thankfully, in the twenty first century, mental illness is now being recognised as just another illness like regulation medical conditions, and is being brought out into the light of day.
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Tags: bipolar disorder, mental illness
In recent times, there has been an increased awareness of the dreadful side effects that conventional mood disorder medications can cause. This has led to a marked shift towards treating depression naturally with herbal and other nutritional supplements.
Tess Thompson is a homeopathic practitioner and herbalist and shares some interesting insights in the following article:
Do you know about the relationship between omega 3 fish oil and depression? This article discusses the benefits of taking a quality omega 3 fish oil supplement for depression.
You know what’s unfortunate about most depression medications? They all come with awful side effects!
For this reason and many other ones, doctors and scientists are researching and discovering that there is a natural remedy for depression that can alleviate most of the symptoms. The most promising studies involve omega 3 fish oil and depression.
Living with someone with depression can be extremely challenging for families, and it is often hard for the family members to stay positive and upbeat themselves.
This insightful and very helpful article by Daniel Abraham discusses fifteen ways to cope with a depressed family member. How To Recoup When Your Spouse is Depressed”
“How can I Save my Marriage”?????? Living with a depressed spouse can be extremely stressful for the partner and other family members.
Communication is impacted, the couple’s social life suffers, and feelings of satisfaction with the marriage decrease. Read the rest of this entry »
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St. John’s wort has received widespread attention as a natural and effective way to treat depression. Sales of St. John’s wort extracts have skyrocketed in recent years as more and more Americans self-medicate with this herb, which is available over the counter.
The selling points of St. John’s wort are that it is “natural,” it causes fewer side effects than antidepressants, and it eliminates the need to work with a doctor while helping to reduce depressive moods. A spate of clinical trials conducted in Europe found that St. John’s wort has antidepressant activity in mild to moderate cases of depression.
Tags: herbal antidepressants, herbal treatment depression, St Johns Wort
Knowing the causes of depression allows us to prevent such from happening to us or to our loved ones.
Many experts agree that depression can be hereditary, if a family has been known to have depression in their lineage; there are good chances that the following generation will have it as well.
People who do not have self confidence and has low self esteem are prone to depression as well. They do not find any positive aspects in their life that is why they have depression. Read the rest of this entry »
