Walking Through Postpartum Depression

I gave birth to my third child at age 33. Immediately after I arrived home from the hospital, I knew something was wrong. I was experiencing emotions that I did not have during my first two pregnancies. And thus my saga with Postpartum Depression began. I found myself crying because family and friends did not visit, give me showers and gifts as they had during my first two pregnancies. . I felt alone and abandoned by everyone. On July 4th, a local woman my age died, leaving behind a 6 month old child. I became convinced that I was going

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An In-depth Look at Depression Among the Elderly

Often times, depression is looked over in the elderly as a normal sign of aging. Although depression is an easy disorder to treat if diagnosed, many times it will go unnoticed, therefore undiagnosed. This can partially be attributed to the fact that the elderly population is typically slow to seek out psychiatric evaluations and treatment. The typical view of aging and physical debilitation in our society is depressing, so elderly individuals see depression and a loss of hope as normal during that phase of life. Clinical depression and depressive symptoms are undoubtedly prevalent among nursing home residents. Depression in nursing

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Why Women Are More Prone to Suffer from Depression Than Men

Several studies would show us that women are often more prone to depression as compared to men. About 10% to 25% of women will experience major episodes of depression in their lives. The higher rate of depression in women as compared to men is attributed to he changes in the female hormones, as she gets older. Hormone fluctuations is women is very common is especially during puberty, pregnancy, childbirth and menopausal stage. As a girl enters into the puberty state, she will experience many changes in her body. Coping with these changes may be too much for her at times

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Atypical Depression and Bipolar Depression

Depression can affect people of different ages whether they are children or senior citizens. There are many forms of depression that affect everybody. A few types are Atypical Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression). Depression can interfere with work, studying, sleep, eat, and enjoy other pleasurable activities. People with atypical depression show signs of mood reactivity. They also, have their appetite increase, gain weight, sleep more than normal, leaden paralysis, and higher sensitivity to rejection. Women tend to have more signs of atypical depression than men. Women have more suicidal thoughts and attempts, use more healtcare services, show more signs of

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Treating Depression: Medication Versus Vitamins and Minerals

Wellness at It’s Best I often hear the advertisements on the television about the list of side effects to watch for when taking various medications. Several medicines mention the possibility of causing the very disorder they are supposed to relieve.There are medications prescribed to treat depression, with side effects that can actually cause it.Some of us have mineral and vitamin B deficiencies that also can be causing depression and mood disorders. An article in the Sunday Sun Sentinel News titled “It’s your pick; Natural supplements or drugs” by pharmacist Suzy Cohen describes the benefits, of moving from prescription medications to

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The Importance of Identifying Depression in Your Pets

Depression can affect not only human, but even pets. Human depression can be identified in numerous ways, but how do we identify depression in pets? There are three major factors that can influence the pets’ depression which are human – as in owner or the people close to the owner, the surrounding environment and finally the pet itself. Pets are very sensitive to its owners’ emotion. Divorce, separation and many other emotional-related issues can be sensed by the pets. Introduction of a new member in the owners’ family also can cause depression to pets due to inability to adapt. Factor

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Signs of Depression and How to Survive While Living with It

Is there life after depression? I believe the answer to that is a definite YES! I suffered my first bout of this dreaded disorder over ten years ago. It’s funny because I still don’t think my life was that bad at the time. I was a young mother of three small children and never thought I even had enough time to be depressed. I really believe this is a chemical imbalance that caused me to go down this path. I withdrew from family and friends, lost interests in hobbies, and wanted nothing more than to curl up in bed and

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