Mood [affective] disorders (73 contents)
Depressive episode (24 contents)
Christmas and its impact on the psyche: why do some people feel bad at Christmas?
Christmas is associated with the opportunity to spend quality time with family - this is indeed the case, but not always. Some people don't like Christmas, others don't necessarily enjoy getting...
Antidepressants and the risk of death from COVID-19
Medics are constantly looking at what drugs could be used to treat COVID-19. It is fairly obvious that they are considering various antiviral drugs, but from time to time preparations from other...
Depression - causes, symptoms, treatment, therapy
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. Depression, sadness, despondency. These states have been experienced by everyone many times in their lives. Are these symptoms of depression?
Senior citizen depression
Depression is an illness that affects people of all ages. The most common mental disorders in the senior population are dementia syndromes and depression.
Depression and cardiomyopathy during the puerperium
Obesity, anxiety disorders and depression increase the likelihood of cardiomyopathy during the puerperium.
Low back pain
Nicotinism, alcohol abuse, depression and obesity increase the risk of lower back pain.
Depression - when to see a doctor?
It is worth (and necessary!) to seek medical help when the depressed mood lasts for more than two weeks, is accompanied by anhedonia (lack of feeling of pleasure) and a significant reduction of...
Laughing gas in the treatment of depression
Laughing gas may well be a future treatment for many psychiatric illnesses. Currently, scientists have analysed the effect of this gas on patients with depression. The data from the experiment are...
Serotonin syndrome: incidence, symptoms, management
What is serotonin syndrome - a complication of the treatment of depression with drugs with a serotonin mechanism of action, especially from the group of so-called SSRIs. SSRIs(selective serotonin...
Sadness is in my blood
I'll admit right at the start that I didn't come up with the title myself this time. Anyone who has heard it knows that it is the title of a song. But it's actually not that important, I just thought...
Depression - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Masked depression otherwise known as abortive depression, subdepression, minor depression, depression equivalent, is not distinguished as a separate entity in the ICD 10 classification. However,...
Depression or weakness of character?
Do you have a depressed mood, have lost the ability to feel joy, feel weakness and excessive fatigue that lead to a reduction in your daily activities, have increasing problems with attention and...
The impact of psoriasis on our psyche?
Psoriasis affects around 2% of the population. It predominantly affects the skin around the elbows, knees and sacrum. The lesions are papules of a pinkish-red colour covered with scales. Depending on...
Discrimination against women in the workplace - myth or reality?
The aim of this article is to present current data on career determinants and how women function in the labour market. Let us first look at the main aspects of women's perceptions in their...
Acute fatal catatonia
Acute Fatal Catatonia - (Acute Malignant Catatonia, Letal Catatonic Syndrome, Fatal Malignant Catatonia ) - incidence, symptoms, management.
