http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=1350 en-EN The Depression Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/what_is_depression_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/what_is_depression_video Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:45:59 -0500
Take a trip inside your head to see what happens in your brain when you have depression. Hear depression sufferers talk about living with this ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treating_depression http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treating_depression Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:57:51 -0500
Discover why depression is a very treatable disease. Find out why it’s essential to seek medical care if you have symptoms of depression—and why so ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/what_makes_you_unique http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/what_makes_you_unique Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:17:30 -0500
PART 1 Your Brain and Nervous System Just the Facts Five Fascinating Brain Facts Just the Facts Your central nervous system consists of your brain and your spinal cord. Your ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/your_brain_is_electric http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/your_brain_is_electric Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:51:31 -0500
PART 1 How Your Brain Transmits Information Information, in the form of electrical impulses, travels along neural pathways composed of interconnected neurons. Neuron cells are composed of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_and_neurotransmitters http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_and_neurotransmitters Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:49:45 -0500
PART 1 How Emotions Are Regulated Research Report A Different Theory about... Research Report Neurotransmitters, the chemicals released by axons at the neural synapses, are an important key ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/emotions_and_your_brain http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/emotions_and_your_brain Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:01:09 -0500
PART 1 The Seat of Emotions Why do we have emotions? Why do we feel happy or sad? How are we able to empathize with the feelings ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/losing_your_balance http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/losing_your_balance Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:56:07 -0500
PART 1 Depression Affects the Entire Body Because the brain is involved in the regulation of the body’s systems, mental illness is intricately tied to the physical ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/forms_of_depression http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/forms_of_depression Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:41:03 -0500
PART 1 Major Depressive Disorder Major depressive disorder, also known as clinical depression, is a serious illness that affects millions of people each year. (The term "clinical" ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/symptoms_and_diagnosis http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/symptoms_and_diagnosis Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:58:05 -0500
PART 1 Diagnosing Depression Although depression may create physical changes in the brain, there is no physical test to determine whether or not someone has depression. Depressive ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/causes_of_depression http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/causes_of_depression Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:59:16 -0500
PART 1 Who’s at Risk? Who is most likely to develop depression? Depression can occur at any age, although it’s most common in individuals in their twenties ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_and_pain http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_and_pain Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:00:00 -0500
PART 1 When Depression Hurts Pain and depression walk hand in hand. People with depression tend to experience more severe and longer-lasting pain than people without depression. ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_changes_the_brain http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/depression_changes_the_brain Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:36:51 -0500
PART 1 How Does Depression Change the Brain? Actual structural alteration—changes in the physical form of the brain—can be observed in people who have depression. These changes ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/the_depression_cascade http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/the_depression_cascade Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:03:08 -0500
PART 1 Cascading Illness Depression isn’t all in your head—it has major physiological effects on all of your body’s major systems and increases the likelihood of developing ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/finding_balance http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/finding_balance Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:04:56 -0500
PART 1 Getting Better If you have depression, you may blame yourself and think that somehow you caused this condition or should be able to pull yourself ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/talk_therapy http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/talk_therapy Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:22:45 -0500
PART 1 How Well Does Talk Therapy Work? History Moment The Water Cure History Moment Psychotherapy (also known as cognitive therapy or talk therapy) can in many cases work as ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/movement_as_medicine http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/movement_as_medicine Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:24:28 -0500
PART 1 Boost Your Mood with Movement Research Report Research Report No doubt you’re aware that exercise is good for your body. But did you know that ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/managing_stress_and_making_choices http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/managing_stress_and_making_choices Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:07:39 -0500
PART 1 The Stress Response Stress can be a major factor in depression and anxiety, which frequently occur together. If you have depression it makes sense to ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/food_for_a_better_mood http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/food_for_a_better_mood Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:25:13 -0500
PART 1 Can You Fight Depression with Diet? What you eat can definitely affect the way you feel. Clearly, if you eat an unhealthy diet—like ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/get_some_sleep http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/get_some_sleep Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:09:09 -0500
PART 1 Depression and Sleep Ailments More than 80% of people with depression may have problems with sleep. Usually the trouble is not getting enough sleep (about ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treatment_antidepressants http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treatment_antidepressants Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:47:49 -0500
PART 1 Antidepressant Medications Antidepressants act on the theory that depression is caused by a lack of the key neurotransmitters responsible for mood: serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treatment_ect_and_vns http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/treatment_ect_and_vns Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:11:20 -0500
PART 1 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure in which electric currents are passed through the brain, triggering a brief seizure. ECT can produce ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/there_is_hope http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/neurological_health/depression/there_is_hope Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:13:02 -0500
PART 1 Don’t Give Up Hope Clinical depression is a very serious, and quite common, illness. Unlike some other diseases, it can recur throughout a person's lifetime. ...]]>