Serotonin transporter

Two large well-controlled trials have been conducted to compare CBT and psychodynamic therapy for depression. The first was the Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Project (TDCRP) conducted in the 1980s. This study compared the efficacy of CBT, interpersonal psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy for depression. Outcomes for CBT and interpersonal therapy were generally equivalent (Elkin et al., 1989), although CBT did not fare as well as IPT or antidepressant medication among the more…

Although the literature is filled with information about the prevalence and incidence of back pain in general there is less information about chronic low back pain, partly because of lack of agreement about the definition. Chronic back pain sometimes is defined as back pain that lasts longer than 7-12 weeks. Others define is as pain that lasts beyond the expected period of healing, and acknowledge the chronic pain may not have well-defined underlying pathological causes. Others classify…

Lamictal (lamotrigine) is an anti-epileptic medication, also called an anticonvulsant.It is used either alone or in combination with other medications to treat epileptic seizures in adults and children. This drug is also used to delay mood episodes in adults with bipolar disorder (manic depression). Precautions: You should not take this drug if you are allergic to lamotrigine. To make sure you can safely take Lamictal, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions: * kidney or…

The notion that an antidepressant you might take is presumably not any more successful than taking a sugar pill is alarming, especially giving the amount of Americans being treated for depression with these -be cures. A meta-analysis distributed in 2010 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has uncovered precisely this; Six separate studies were joined into one to investigate the viability of antidepressants, and the outcomes have demonstrated that treating the root causes for…

depression appears to have a specific effect on the serotonin neurotransmitter system (Vallone, 1997). The introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has dramatically changed the treatment of depression around the world ((Vallone, 1997). The neurotransmitter serotonin affects many diverse functions, such as mood, sleep, appetite, sexual function and body temperature (Vallone, 1997). SSRIs work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin back into the presynaptic neuron, increasing…

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most severe type of arthritis. Women are affected with this disease more than men are. It causes progressive deterioration with functional decline, and it leads to disability, and an impaired life quality. Rheumatoid arthritis patients experience a lot of psychological distress compared to someone without this disease. There was a study created to determine whether to rheumatoid arthritis would achieve immediate improvements in heath related outcomes, and whether…

Introduction: regular weight individuals are less likely to have depressive symptoms than overweight or underweight persons. Depression is going to b to be the second reason of universal encumbrance disease by 2020. One of the reasons which causes depression is declining of BDNF which is considered as neurogenesis factor. brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can be declined by increasing of stress. Additionally, the expression of BDNF in the brain can be raised by prolonged antidepressant…

Differential Diagnosis. Diagnosis of hypothyroidism is not easy because most of the symptoms, especially in mild cases, are nonspecific and are frequently attributed to other causes or to the aging process itself. This is especially a problem in older patients because symptoms such as fatigue, lack of concentration, dry skin, and many others are considered to be normal parts of the aging process. Three different clinical conditions; hypothyroidism, depression, and presence of anemia, share…

The most two well-establish, commonly used in clinical assessment of MDD are the two diagnostic system: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th revision (ICD-10) (World Health Organization, 2016) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). First of all, it is noteworthy to mention that the umbrella term “Depressive Disorders” include a number of affective disorders, such as…

A frequent complaint that eye doctors will come across is dry eye irritation. Many people have this problem to the extent that they will seek help from their doctor or an eye specialist. The problem stems from problems with tears or the tear duct and is known as dry eye syndrome. This article will look at the syndrome and suggest some possible ways to treat it. Typical Symptoms Dry eye irritation is normally a burning or stinging sensation. The eyes could be itchy and feel scratchy when moving…