Dramatic Increase in Suicide Rates and Need for Depression Treatment High profile suicides continue to capture the latest headlines. In recent weeks, news reports announced the deaths by suicide of D.J. and producer, Avicii; designer, Kate Spade; and CNN celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain. These suicide deaths follow closely on the heels of The Cranberries lead […]
Tragic and Heartbreaking: Celebrities Who Committed Suicide Everyone remembers the collective sorrow felt when the news of Robin William’s death by suicide was reported. It was shocking—this bright, funny, clever comedian/actor was the last person you’d think would take his own life. But how we perceive each other, based on outward appearances and demeanor, is […]
It is an unfortunate reality that mental health disorders still carry a stigma. Fear of others finding out about one’s battle with depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition can deter the individual from getting the help they need. This barrier to treatment can have devastating effects as the mental illness can become progressively more […]
8 Signs of Severe Depression When someone is in the grip of depression they may not even be aware of how serious their condition has become. More often than not it is a loved one who becomes alarmed at the increasing severity of the individual’s depression symptoms who reaches out to get them help. There […]
Steps to Fight Depression The ability to stop the pain and sorrow attributed to depressed states human beings feel during their lifetimes is something we all aspire to possess. In order to truly fight something, you must first understand the origin and mechanism by which something persists. Gathering information regarding the habits, the rituals, and […]
Major Depressive Disorder Treatment Options Feeling depressed is awful. Although feelings of low mood can be experienced as a temporary bout of the blues that resolves in days or weeks, major depressive disorder is a serious mood disorder that can have a devastating impact on one’s life. With so many factors that could have contributed […]
Help Finding Persistent Depressive Disorder Treatment You can’t even remember the last time you laughed. It feels like depression has swallowed your life whole, with no way out in sight. Maybe you have already tried a few different antidepressants, but none really touched the depression. At this point you may not have much hope of […]
Best Teenage Depression Treatment Options The teen years have always been a turbulent developmental stage of life. Raging hormones, romantic angst, and social pressures have been perennial drivers of the teenage emotional roller coaster. That said, a troubling increase in rates of depression within this demographic is demanding we take a closer look at what […]
Depression Treatment Centers for Women Imagine walking around with an iron anvil strapped to your ankle. You sure wouldn’t get a whole lot accomplished in a day, dragging that thing around. In fact, you might not even be able to move at all. Well that is how it feels when a woman is battling depression, […]
Can I Lose My Job Because of Depression? While battling a serious bout of depression, the symptoms of severe fatigue, foggy thinking, persistent feelings of sadness and despair, for example, can be so debilitating that it can impact one’s ability to perform tasks related to their job. Depression can result in excessive absenteeism that can […]
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