When it comes to depression, most people are looking for a treatment that allows them to feel happier, while minimizing potential side effects. There are many antidepressants on the market, and while some may work slightly better than others, most research indicates that the efficacy among approved drugs is very similar. If you are looking …
Reactive depression is depression that is caused “in reaction to” an external event or circumstance. In other words, it is a state of depression that people experience in response to a major stressor such as a break up, death of a family member, divorce, workplace harassment, etc. Any psychosocial incident that causes an individual to …
Antidepressant augmentation strategies are commonly reviewed when an individual is unresponsive to monotherapeutic treatment. In other words, people that try treatments by themselves such as: using an SSRI medication or going to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may not have as great of a response as if the treatments were combined. In some cases, a person …
There are many individuals suffering from anxiety disorders and don’t know what to do to cope with the problem. In cases of true anxiety, the cause of the disorder is in fact genetic, and it is very difficult to get relief. As a person who has suffered from social anxiety in the past, I know …
I am well aware that there are different types of depression. Some people get depressed from the death of a loved one or someone close to them. Others get depressed because they struggle with major depression. Yet others get depressed from a heap of stressful events occurring consecutively such as: a speeding ticket, a bad …