Pocket Archive: Depression & Mood

While medicines can heal the body, inspired words can heal the soul.

Living with depression is hard. Period. But you’re doing the best you can. So, the next time you have a day where it feels like depression and your bed are winning, be gentle with yourself — and consider these tips.

Approximately two in five adults (39 percent) who have experienced major depression are able to achieve complete mental health. Researchers consider complete mental health as occurring when people achieve almost daily happiness or life satisfaction, positive social and psychological well-being, and are also free of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse for at least one full year.

"There are no long term studies on the safety of efficacy of these drugs. They are very dangerous."

The rich array of microbiota in our intestines can tell us more than you might think.

Is it time for a new paradigm in mental health? Are non-drugs, like virgin coconut oil, a safter and more effective alternative to stress and depression?

Upbeat moods spread through social networks but depression does not, scientists have found

Neuroscience might be making the running in understanding depression, but philosophy is still in the race.

A study just published in JAMA Jan 5, reported that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for most cases of depression.

Hey, Captain and Co. I spent the past two years of my life being really depressed (and, honestly, who knows how long before that — I was only diagnosed last year, but I’ve felt pretty a…

Understanding depression as an altered state of consciousness, like a dream or drug trip, could help people awaken from it

There is a spectrum of feelings and thoughts, called suicidal ideation, that many people experience, and it’s not the same as planning out a death. Here’s what people say it feels like and how they want to receive help.

Depression with melancholic features is defined by a complete loss of pleasure and reactivity. We look at how melancholic depression compares to other types.

There are three types of depression determined by unusual brain activity patterns and childhood trauma, says a new study published in Scientific Reports. Anti-depressants didn’t work on one type of depression.

A new study suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be a clinically distinct disorder rather than traditional major depressive disorder, with implications for patient treatment.

All antidepressants were more efficacious than placebo in adults with major depressive disorder. Smaller differences between active drugs were found when placebo-controlled trials were included in the analysis, whereas there was more variability in efficacy and acceptability in head-to-head trials. These results should serve evidence-based practice and inform patients, physicians, guideline developers, and policy makers on the relative merits of the different antidepressants.

Common wisdom says depression starts in the mind with distorted thinking. But newer models suggest depression starts when the body initiates a defense strategy to help us survive.

It is crucial to first and foremost see anxiety and depression as symptoms of unmet needs for relational value, rather than diseases of the brain.

6 answers to question "How to get rid of post alcohol depression ?"

You're definitely not alone in your post-partying blues.