All over the world, it is believed that 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression. Depression is a difficult condition to work with, and doctors as well as scientists have tried many approaches in hopes of helping those who suffer from it, each method is used in hopes of curing the patients. Antidepressants, electroshock therapy, and mental institutions have the capability to help the brain function of these people and should be used to treat depression. Antidepressants have been proven to help with people who suffer from depression when used effectively. Antidepressants work by balancing chemicals in a person’s brain called neurotransmitters which can affect someone’s emotions and mood if their brain does not function as healthily
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Ian Cook, psychiatrist and and director of the Depression Research and Clinic Program at UCLA said that routines are key to giving life structure and can result in a happier lifestyle of those who suffer from depression. Living healthy lifestyles can lead to a better enjoyment of life and can lead to less of a need to clinical solutions. Developing a healthy sleep cycle, exercising, eating healthy and even trying new things can help those with depression in different ways than those that are thought of as scary and intimidating. These activities can stimulate the brain in different ways, especially the brain chemical dopamine, the chemical associated with passion and judgment of decisions, says Cook. These can lead to a different ways of thinking and can help those who suffer from the condition. Another non-traditional way of dealing with depression have been developed by Stephanie L. Brooke and Charles Edwin Myers which include methods such as art music, dance, and other ways to express …show more content…
Menopause causes hormone levels to spike, but it does not explain all of the reasons for the feelings of depression which women experience at this time in their lives. Some treatment options more directed towards women at this point in their lives include activity which can simply consist of sitting down less and walking for half an hour a day. Women who sit less than 4 hours a day are three times more likely to become depressed than those who sit for less than 4 hours and walk for 30 minutes a day. Low doses of estrogen have also proven to help women who suffer from depression. Electroshock therapy uses electrical currents to alter the function of chemicals in the brain, electroshock therapy often helps with the function right inferior frontal cortex which affects judgement, helps with math problems, but also has emotional components as
Ian Cook, psychiatrist and and director of the Depression Research and Clinic Program at UCLA said that routines are key to giving life structure and can result in a happier lifestyle of those who suffer from depression. Living healthy lifestyles can lead to a better enjoyment of life and can lead to less of a need to clinical solutions. Developing a healthy sleep cycle, exercising, eating healthy and even trying new things can help those with depression in different ways than those that are thought of as scary and intimidating. These activities can stimulate the brain in different ways, especially the brain chemical dopamine, the chemical associated with passion and judgment of decisions, says Cook. These can lead to a different ways of thinking and can help those who suffer from the condition. Another non-traditional way of dealing with depression have been developed by Stephanie L. Brooke and Charles Edwin Myers which include methods such as art music, dance, and other ways to express …show more content…
Menopause causes hormone levels to spike, but it does not explain all of the reasons for the feelings of depression which women experience at this time in their lives. Some treatment options more directed towards women at this point in their lives include activity which can simply consist of sitting down less and walking for half an hour a day. Women who sit less than 4 hours a day are three times more likely to become depressed than those who sit for less than 4 hours and walk for 30 minutes a day. Low doses of estrogen have also proven to help women who suffer from depression. Electroshock therapy uses electrical currents to alter the function of chemicals in the brain, electroshock therapy often helps with the function right inferior frontal cortex which affects judgement, helps with math problems, but also has emotional components as