Posted in Anti-Depressants, Background Information, Clinical Depression, General Depression, Manic Depression, Post Natal Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Treatments • Tags: Anti-Depressants, Clinical_Depression, General_Depression, Manic_Depression, Post_Natal_Depression, Seasonal_Affective_Disorder, Treatments
By Courtenay Cameron
What is depression?
Many of us say “I’m feeling depressed” when we feel sad or miserable. But usually, these feelings pass after a while. But clinical depression is when these feelings are disabling and interfer with your life. Clinical depression can stop people from leading a normal life, it makes everything harder to do and everything may seem less worthwhile. At its most severe depression can be life-threatening, because it can make people suicidal or simply give up the will to live.
How do I know if I am depressed?
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Posted on December 12, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Post Natal Depression • Tags: Post_Natal_Depression
Article Date: 22 Mar 2006 - 15:00pm (UK)
According to a US study, mothers can pass depression on to their children. On the other hand, if the mother is successfully treated for depression, the chances of her children developing psychiatric disorders goes down significantly.
This is the first study to look at a link between a child’s mental health and his/her mother’s (successful or not) treatment for depression.
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Posted on April 2, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
