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Depression And You
It is hard for those who suffer from
depression to adequately convey the personal pain and suffering they
experience with this mood disorder. All races, all ages, both males and
females are susceptible to depressive episodes, although some individuals
are more susceptible than others.
The fourth leading cause of disability in the United States, depression is
on course to become the second leading cause of disability by the year 2020.
The lifetime prevalence of a major depressive episode is 17%, up from 10% to
20% a few years ago. Most studies find that major depressive disorder (MDD)
is twice as common in women at 12% as in men at 6.6%. The prevalence of
rates for major depressive disorder appears unrelated to ethnicity,
education, income or marital status. Chronic mild depression, known as
Dysthymic disorder, occurs in about 5.1% of all people during their
lifetimes and around 40% of those people will also meet the criteria for
major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder in any given year.
Other psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, schizophrenia,
substance abuse, and eating disorders are frequently accompanied by
depression. People with anxiety disorders such as panic disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder are commonly
first diagnosed with depression as are people with personality disorders
such as borderline personality disorder, adjustment disorder, and brief
depressive reactions.
Anxiety mixed with depression is probably one of the most common psychiatric
diagnoses today. In cases of major depression the symptoms of anxiety occur
in around 70% of all cases. The presence of anxiety disorder and depression
at the same time has a negative impact on the course of this disease and has
been shown to result in a higher suicide rate, greater severity of
depression, greater impairment in social and occupational functioning, and a
poorer response to treatment. This is especially true in the depressed
elderly who also suffer from symptoms of anxiety or anxiety disorder.
People with medical disorders have a higher incidence of depression as well.
People with chronic medical problems are at a higher risk for depression
than those in the general population. In fact depression is often a
secondary concern to any medical condition. Depression can also be a
secondary concern to the use of substances such as alcohol, cocaine,
marijuana, heroin, and prescription medications.
Depression is a growing problem in this day and age and can affect
anyone at any time. As such this depression website has been set up as a portal for you to help find
the information and resources you need to understand and participate in
the treatment of you or your loved ones depression. There are many
sources for the knowledge you seek. The Internet allows you to quickly
and easily find and access as much information as you need.
Explore all the information contained in the articles here. They give
you the benefit of the expertise and research of the author, laid out
for your review. You will find excellent depression info pulled together
here.
Of course, resources and treatments change and are updated frequently.
Check and research the many resources and ideas on every page. Take the
time to investigate everything you find here. Check back often as new
information is added all the time.
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| | | The Inflation Cure - New York Times (blog) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:24:11 GMT+00:00 The Inflation CureNew York Times (blog)Actually, we have a good example: the end of the Great Depression. The immediate cause of the depression's end was, of course, a very large fiscal stimulus, ...Embracing inflation cont'dWashington Post (blog)all 2 news articles »
| | | Study Shows SAM-eTreats Depression - eMaxHealth Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:21:25 GMT+00:00 PsychCentral.comStudy Shows SAM-eTreats DepressioneMaxHealthAccording to the investigators, led by George I. Papakostas, MD, of the Center for Treatment-Resistant Depression at Massachusetts General Hospital and ...Study Shows SAMe May Ease DepressionNew York Times (blog)SAMe Aids in Depression TreatmentNatural Products MarketplaceStudy: Dietary Supplement May Treat Major DepressionAOL Health (blog)Dr. Cutler -About.com: Health -RedOrbitall 16 news articles »
| | | Bernanke rejects notion that he could have saved Lehman - MiamiHerald.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:52:48 GMT+00:00 Telegraph.co.ukBernanke rejects notion that he could have saved LehmanMiamiHerald.com"Before I came to the Fed chairmanship, I was an academic, and I studied for many years the Great Depression, financial crises, and this is my bread and ...Flawed decisions killed Lehman, ex-CEO testifiesBoston GlobeBernanke Says He Wasn't `Straightforward' on LehmanBloombergBernanke says Fed had to let Lehman failLos Angeles TimesThe Guardian (blog) -MarketWatch -Courthouse News Serviceall 1,507 news articles »
| | | 'Working Girl' Big Idea Needed for 1990s Redux: Caroline Baum - Bloomberg Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:20:28 GMT+00:00 'Working Girl' Big Idea Needed for 1990s Redux: Caroline BaumBloombergThe current slump already ranks as the longest period of sustained weakness since the Great Depression....Once- in-a-lifetime dislocations...will take years ...and more »
| | | Ben Bernanke's Labor Day Reading List - Wall Street Journal (blog) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:22 GMT+00:00 Ben Bernanke's Labor Day Reading ListWall Street Journal (blog)Bernanke's recommendation is high praise considering that he's a Great Depression scholar. On most days, Bernanke can move markets with every utterance. ...and more »
| | | Feinberg let BP renege on compensation promise (Rep. John Conyers) - The Hill (blog) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:54:38 GMT+00:00 The GuardianFeinberg let BP renege on compensation promise (Rep. John Conyers)The Hill (blog)As respiratory problems among cleanup workers and symptoms of depression among coastal residents continue to mount, it shocks me that the fourth-largest ...Oil Jumps Above $74 on Gulf Fire Concerns (USO)BenzingaNo Energy AlternativesThe Moderate Voiceall 2,898 news articles »
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