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?
Cryotherapy in the fight against depression
Depression is a common and serious illness that negatively affects mood, thinking and behaviour. It causes feelings of sadness or loss of interest in activities that were once important. It can lead...
How does the time change affect the human body and more...?
From Saturday to Sunday we switch our watches from daylight saving time to winter time. Why do we do this at all and how might this change affect our bodies?
New reports on why exercise helps patients with depression
Depressive disorders can be treated with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, but scientists are still looking for new methods that could also improve the condition of depressed patients. In general,...
Tryptophan and depression
Tryptophan plays a key role in the synthesis of serotonin, the neurotransmitter on which we depend to feel happy or not. A long-term deficiency of tryptophan results in a lowered mood and can...
Hearing loss and depression: despite appearances, there is a link between the two
Risk factors for depression include a wide variety of problems, whether it be suffering from a chronic illness, the loss of a loved one or the presence of depressive disorders among family members....
Women are more likely to be depressed than men
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression. The problem can be exacerbated especially when other illnesses are present in addition , reports the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. A...
Depression affects not only the psyche, but also the body
Depression is associated with a lowered mood, difficulty in feeling joy or simply sadness, and indeed - psychopathological symptoms are the basic problems that are encountered in its course. However,...
Passive smoking may promote depression in children and adolescents
During a psychiatric examination, patients are asked, among other things, whether they smoke cigarettes. However, a study conducted on schoolchildren in Montreal suggests that perhaps they should...
World Suicide Prevention Day
The International Day for the Prevention of Suicide will be celebrated worldwide on 10 September, and with it the Polish Suicidological Society (PTS) is organising a campaign to raise awareness among...
Withdrawal from antidepressants: how to do it and what problems to expect?
Treatment with antidepressants, yes, can last for a very long time, but it usually does not last forever. There comes a point when the doctor decides that it is time to stop taking antidepressants....
Ayahuasca - a psychedelic specific used by Indians from the Amazon basin possible for the treatment of depression?
Ayahuasca is a drug mainly used by Indians from the Amazon basin. Researchers from various centres in Brazil conducted a study in which they wanted to determine what effect it had on treating people...
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...
Stress - diagnosis, treatment, prevention
Stress has been with man since the dawn of time; it is a negative feeling that is exacerbated by certain factors. In the 21st century, living under stress seems, unfortunately, to have become the...
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...
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....
How to prevent depression caused by the use of social networks?
For a large part of society, daily activity on social networks is normal. Exchanging views, posting events from private life, taking an interest in the lives of celebrities - these are just some...
Testing C-reactive protein levels in arterial blood helpful in determining treatment strategies for depression?
Depression is an increasingly common problem of our time. The WHO lists this condition as a major cause of 'social disability'. It is estimated that around 300 million people worldwide struggle with...
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....
Can low-fat milk or yoghurt reduce the risk of depression?
Recent observations by scientists in the medical world report that low-fat dairy products may have a beneficial effect on our mental health. More specifically, they may reportedly lower our risk of...
