Schizophrenia (56 contents)
Post-schizophrenic depression (41 contents)
Will psilocybin, found in some mushrooms, cure depression?
Depression affects many millions of people. Scientists are constantly looking for new drugs that can help patients who are resistant to existing treatments. This time, the target is an illegal...
Midwife support for the pregnant/obstetrician with depression: useful information
Mood disorders among pregnant and postpartum women are a common phenomenon. Depression is an illness that an increasing number of women also suffer from at conception age. The risk of depression in...
How does running help treat depression?
Aerobic exercise, such as running, can act as an antidepressant. Researchers indicate that this form of activity can support the treatment of mild to moderate depression. Running has implications not...
Loneliness and mental health crisis
This article presents the problem of loneliness in the context of mental health based on recent research in psychiatry, psychopathology and psychology.
Depression in the modern world
In this article I present the latest diagnostic forms of depressive disorders. In addition, I refer to recent research changing the perspective on depression as a whole. In current psychiatry, there...
Coronavirus and depression
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing, has many different consequences - economic, social and health aspects. Doctors draw attention above all to the last mentioned and emphasise that...
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...
10 October - World Mental Health Day
Today, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. This holiday was established in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health. The day is designed to draw attention to the issue of mental disorders....
Treatment of depression in children and adolescents
Although the problem is quite widespread, it is unfortunately relatively often underestimated - we are talking about depression in children and adolescents. The consequences of underestimating the...
Child depression or adolescent crisis - how to tell the difference?
Adolescence is a special time - the changes that take place during this period mean that many teenagers experience mood swings, irritability or other problems. Parents often wonder whether their...
Depression may accelerate brain ageing
Dementia and related disorders of various cognitive functions are becoming increasingly common and, unfortunately, it is estimated that the number of patients with such problems will continue to rise...
Nervous breakdown: what is it and how to deal with it?
A nervousbreakdown is a temporary condition in which a person loses the ability to function properly in many different areas of life, including work or family. The symptoms of a nervous breakdown...
Sleep deprivation an effective treatment for depressive disorders?
If one were to ask someone what they most associate the treatment of depression with, the most likely answer would be 'with pharmacotherapy'. Indeed, the treatment of depressive disorders is...
Objective tools in psychiatry - about laboratory tests
The psychiatrist tries with all available methods to create as accurate a picture as possible of the patient who comes to his office. The psychiatric examination begins with a thorough medical...
An old antibiotic - a 'novelty' in the treatment of depression?
Minocycline, referred to in the article below, is an antibiotic from the semi-synthetic tetracycline group, known since the early 1970s. It acts against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria....
Depression and the immune system, or the theory of depression as an inflammatory response
Depression is a heteregenic disease with multiple factors involved in its pathomechanism. Recent years have focused attention on immune processes that may contribute to the development of depression....
New reports on the causes of schizophrenia
It has been reported for some time that genetic disorders may play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia. More genes are still being discovered whose mutations may favour the...
In whom should we suspect depression?
The statistics on the incidence of depression can certainly be frightening. They are probably the reason why there is more and more talk about depression. Depression can affect anyone - from children...
Can physical activity protect children from depression?
The ability of exercise to protect against depression is proven and well researched - in both adults and adolescents. Can we expect the same protective effect in children too? We don't know yet,...
Autumn sadness, or maybe something more? A few words about seasonal depression
As every year, nature plays everything out according to plan. After a sunny and warm summer came the most difficult time for meteoropaths, the autumn-winter period. The day has decided to shorten to...
Depression in a pregnant woman increases the risk of emotional and behavioural problems for her baby?
This is the conclusion reached by the authors of a review published recently in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry. Pregnancy depression most commonly affects women in the last trimester of pregnancy...
Physical activity and mental health
Movement is health. Supports the proper functioning of the skeletal and muscular system. It helps maintain a healthy weight and strengthens the heart. However, it is worth remembering that physical...
