Affective neuroscience

There are times when life may seem out of balance. Sometimes, it requires an adjustment in the daily schedule or the perspective. There are other times when life is out of balance because of a serious condition such as illness, job loss, or death. One of the most common feelings people feel in these situations involves deep sadness. It is common to feel sad when certain things happen. However, when a person is a constant sad state, this may be an indicator of depression. When depression hits, it…

First, changing levels of hormones causes migraine such as menstrual migraine. According to Marie-Germaine Bousser, MD (2004), “The hormonal influence might be different on migraine without aura and on migraine with aura; there is good evidence for an association between estrogen withdrawal and attacks of migraine without aura but only weak evidence for an association between high estrogen states and attacks of migraine with aura”. To solve the problem, consumption the food that contains high…

While there is no single known cause of depression, psychologists have found it to be a result of a mixture of genetic, biochemical, environmental, and psychological factors. Researchers have concluded that depressive disorders are illnesses of the brain. When a patient is believed to be depressed, brain-imaging techniques have shown their brains are different from those of a patient who is not depressed. The parts of the brain that control thinking, sleeping, regulating mood, appetite and…

Do you know anyone with Depression? If you do you know that they are going thru a hard time. You might not even know that they have depression. There are some things you should know about depression like, when was depression discovered, what are the effects that come with depression, and what are past solutions. This paper will help you know all of that. First and foremost, depression was classified as an illness by the Ancient Greeks. In fact, depression has been a illness in humans since…

Depression is one of the most frequently occurring disorders for both males and females, which has a great impact on quality of life and mortality when we take into account that most people who commit suicide are also clinically depressed. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked depression the 4th leading cause of disability worldwide and predicts that by 2020, it will be the second leading cause.(http://www.who.int/mental_health/advocacy/en/Call_for_Action_MoH_Intro.pdf ) The average…

What were you doing when you started reading this? Were you doing a crossword, or just sitting around, bored to death? Well, boredom is bad for you, health-wise and emotionally. If you thought it was nothing, think again. Boredom leads to some emotions, that one would rather not have. Stephen Vodanovich of the University of West Florida is a scientist that has research from the last two decades, that shows increased levels of anxiety and stress when bored. This really changes how you act, and…

There are many studies done trying to find answers for many complicated questions. In the mental health field, mood disorders are the most common. Mood disorders consist of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and many more. MDD is one of the most common depressive mood disorders. About three to five percent of people experience this disorder at some point in their lives and the lifetime risk is about 17 percent (Anxiety and Depression Association of…

Beware of any product or service that claims that following these how to overcome depression tips will instantly cure depression. Depression cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be successfully managed through a combination of conventional medical treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy. Getting a Doctor's Diagnosis In order to get effective treatment, first you need to get a proper diagnosis. There are many different types of depression and each needs different treatments. Depression can…

As a depression counselor in Arlington, TX, I have treated many patients whose depression symptoms ranged from mild to severe and debilitating. For those patients, and for those who love them, dealing with the symptoms of depression is an ongoing struggle; and, because the human brain is still one of the great unknowns of biology and psychology, part of the struggle of living with depression is not being able to get the answers they need about their condition. If you are living with some type…

Mental disorders are a very common phenomenon, especially in today’s generation of teens and young adults. One disorder that seems to have a tremendous impact is depression. In the cartoon pictured is a woman and a dark entity. Although the dark subject is not named in the cartoon, nor do any words appear to describe what is occurring from frame to frame, a reader can generalize that the dark figure that animates itself to become overbearing in the victim’s life is a depressive enigma. In the…