Battling Depression

Your Diet Affects the Development of Depression

By Hector Milla

Having depression can be quite… well… depressing. Pardon the lack of an appropriate expression, but the main thing is that we all know that depression can be pretty devastating. It is a hindrance to our social advancement as well as to our personal happiness.

There are some cases that people find a relief for depression by eating food or diet supplements that boost up the level of tryptophan. Tryptophan is a kind of amino acid that is responsible in producing serotonin.

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How To Use Common Sense To Help Alleviate Anxiety In Your Child

By Kitty Barker

We all live in an extremely competitive and fast paced society; where we start on the education rollercoaster, move quickly on to our careers, to purchasing cars and our dream homes. Some people start a family before, in between or after all of these pursuits, but no matter what time in life you have children, no matter what challenges you are facing when the first one comes along, you must be prepared to spend quality time in caring for and developing a close and wonderful relationship with your child.

It could be that you may feel some form of anxiety from performing the daily balancing act of juggling work, children, relationships and other commitments but in most cases, your children will be experiencing some form of anxiety too that you are unaware of. Whether your child is facing their first day at school, their first year 12 examination, or their first year of University, they may all be feeling some form of anxiety, and at these times, often the effort that their parent’s have put in into developing a close relationship with their child, really does pay off. A close relationship with your child lets them know they can come to you in times of trouble, that they can express what they are feeling to you more easily, and most of all it lets them know that you love them and are there for them despite how they are feeling, or what they are going through.

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Longtime sufferers of seasonal depression may now have a way to stop the winter blues before they start. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has approved the prescription medication Wellbutrin XL to prevent major depressive episodes caused by seasonal affective disorder. The antidepressant is the first drug approved to treat the condition, which is estimated to affect as many as 10 million Americans each year.

In these people, low levels of sunlight during autumn and winter can trigger a depression that may last as long as six months. Common symptoms include fatigue, oversleeping, impaired social functioning, and weight gain. Doctors often use antidepressant medications and light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder; now, GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of Wellbutrin XL, will be able to market the drug expressly as a preventive measure that can be taken in the fall to head off symptoms.

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Whether depression tends to cause type 2 diabetes or diabetes causes depression has been a chicken vs. egg issue for centuries.

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By ADA, The use of antidepressant drugs was associated with a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people who were already at greater risk of the disease – and this effect was not seen in those taking the drug metformin, according to a report presented here today at the American Diabetes Association’s 66th Annual Scientific Sessions. Other studies yielded conflicting reports on the role of depression in the risk for diabetes. Researchers concurred, however, that those who have diabetes and depression need better management for the latter, which can interfere with their ability to provide self care for their diabetes.

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Frank Maloney has played down a report that his troubled boxer Scott Harrison is defying a World Boxing Organisation ban on him drinking alcohol.

The WBO featherweight champion is currently battling depression and alcohol problems which caused him to pull out of his title defence against Gairy St Clair in Belfast on May 20 at just five days notice.

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Foods that Help Relieve Anxiety, Panic and Depression Symptoms

By Karla Jones

Did you know that by making some modifications to your diet, you could alleviate many symptoms related to anxiety, panic and depression? Take a look at some simple ways to use your diet to improve your mental health today.

The B Vitamin Group

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Postpartum Depression

By Andrew Bicknell

Postpartum depression or peripartum depression occurs after a woman gives birth. Within a few hours of giving birth the amount of the two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, return to their pre pregnancy levels. Many researchers feel that this drop in hormone levels, much like the smaller changes in hormone levels can affect a womans mood just before her menstrual cycle, is one of the causes of postpartum depression.

In some women the levels of thyroid hormones decrease as well. This decrease in these hormones can lead to symptoms of depression too. Some of these symptoms include a depressed mood, a loss of interest in daily things, problems sleeping and fatigue, irritability and weight gain.

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NANJING: Almost 15 per cent of middle school students in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, are suffering from depression, a recent survey has shown.

The survey, conducted by Nanjing Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control over the past couple of months, found that among 7,161 students in the city’s 56 middle schools, 14.8 per cent of them are suffering from depression of a different degree.

The symptoms of adolescent depression include insomnia, physical tiredness, loss of appetite, low attention span, apathy, and little sense of value and happiness, an expert with the centre surnamed Li told China Daily on Wednesday.

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Reardon was delirious and legally insane when he walked into a Palm Beach Gardens jewelry store in December and handed over a note demanding money and jewelry, according to a court document filed Thursday.

Attorney Mitchell Beers plans to use a voluntary intoxication/insanity defense when representing Reardon, 50, who lives in PGA National.

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Ten months after Katrina, her world is still spinning.

Time elapsed since the Aug. 29 storm that devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast has done less to heal wounds than it has to force victims to accept the permanency of disaster - all as new hurricanes threaten to rise and strike again.

Coastal residents still are showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, agitation, nightmares and weight loss.

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