Depression Basics
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What Is Depression?
Depression is a common disorder that can severely impact an individual's mood, and there are various forms of depression such as: unipolar, bipolar, major, dysthymia and seasonal affective disorder. The primary causes of depression are environmental stress and genetics. Substance abuse, physical and psychological abuse are just a few examples of environmental stress. Depression is also commonly passed down through your family from the preceding generations. Depression can be successfully treated through therapy and medication. Read more about this disorder from our extensive library of articles below.
Depression Library
- "Why Do Antidepressants Make Me Anxious?"
- 10 Healthy Habits That May Help You Live to 100
- 11 Warning Signs of Depression
- 2 Genes May Be Linked to Bipolar Disorder
- 31 Sneaky Mood Boosters
- 4 Diseases Doctors Get Wrong
- A 'Benefit' of Brain Damage
- A Pup Who Helps to Heal
- Act Like an Optimist, Improve Your Health
- Antidepressant side effects: Is bone loss a concern?
- Antidepressants and alcohol: What is the concern?
- Antidepressants Antagonize My Stomach
- Antidepressants: Can they lose effectiveness over time?
- Antidepressants: Selecting one that's right for you
- Antipsycholitc Drugs for Children and Teenagers
- Anxiety and Depression: Battling Dual Disorders
- Are Antidepressants Ineffective?
- Battle the Blues
- Bust a Bad Mood
- Can depression cause panic attacks?
- Can Hypnosis Relieve Depression?
- Can Love Be Unhealthy?
- Can Money Really Buy Happiness?
- Can Stress Make You Sick?
- Can Supplements and Herbs Help Cure the Blues?
- Chocolate and Acts of Kindness: No Difference to Your Brain
- Could Your Symptoms Be Depression?
- Dark Days, Darker Moods: Is It Seasonal Affective Disorder?
- Dealing With Sexual Side Effects
- Depressed? Can’t Sleep?
- Depression
- Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
- Depression at Perimenopause
- Depression in women: Understanding the gender gap
- Depression May Raise Risk of Alzheimer's
- Depression Survivors Describe What It Really Feels Like
- Depression, Women, and Menopause—a Hot Topic We Need to Talk About
- Depression: Supporting a family member or friend with depression
- Discontinuing Antidepressants: Paxil Can Be Problematic
- Do Good, Feel Good
- Do You Need an Antidepressant?
- Does Weather Really Affect Our Mood?
- Dr. Phil McGraw: We Can Get Through This Together
- Eating for a Better Mood
- Face Time
- Feel Paranoid? You Might Be
- Finding the Right Depression Medication
- Frankincense and Mirth
- Generic Antidepressants and Weight Gain
- Get a New Leash on Life
- Got a Case of the Winter Blues?
- Hard Times: A Survival Guide
- Heartburn: Why Seek Help?
- How Depressing: It's a Boy
- How to Be Happier Now
- How to Help a Depressed Loved One
- How to Help Someone With Depression
- How to Move on After Loss
- Improving Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder
- Is Your Social Network Good for Your Health?
- Jogging: Antidepressant Substitute?
- Just Stressed or Depressed? How to Tell the Difference
- Male depression: Understanding the issues
- Mindfulness in a Hectic World
- Mindfulness Meditation for the Pain of Fibromyalgia
- Miracle Drug, Poison or Placebo?
- New Treatment Options for Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Obesity and Depression
- Obesity, Depression, or Fibromyalgia—Which Comes First?
- Optimism and Your Health
- Paranoid? 5 Ways to Shrink Your Suspicions
- Positive Emotional Psychology: Have a 'Daily Diet' of Positive Emotions
- Positive Psychology for Troubled Times
- Positive Psychology in Practice
- Relieve Chronic Back Pain
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Sexy, Rich People: You Should Feel Bad for Them
- Six Ways to Stop Dwelling on It
- Sleepless Baby, Depressed Mom—Which Came First?
- Study Suggests Bipolar Disorder Is Overdiagnosed
- Study: Two Depression Drugs Beat Others
- The Dark Side of Daylight-Saving Time
- The Economy Is Down, and So Are You: What to Do
- The Happiest States in the U.S.
- The Neurobiology of Suicide
- The Sunshine State
- Voluntary Madness Author Norah Vincent Tells of Her Depression
- What do I say when Mom says "I want to die"?
- What's the Difference Between Grief and Depression?
- Why Optimism Is Powerful Medicine
- Why So Indecisive?
- World's Happiest Places
- Yoga for Anxiety and Depression
- Your Life and Your Money: Stressed Out?
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