Archives for December, 2009
Dopamine
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
The distribution in the human brain of neurons and their projections (arrows) containing catecholamine neurotransmitters. ... Read More
Managing Anxiety: A Training Manual
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety
Helen Kennerley
Oxford University Press
1990, 177 pages
Anxious patients can be treated in many ways and as general practitioners we have numerous opportunities for exercising our therapeutic skills. Tranquillizers have had a bad press lately so it is good to be reminded that psychological methods have been steadily simplified over the years, are at least as effective as drug treatment and are a good deal safer.
This deceptively slim volume is addressed to ... Read More
Depression In The Elderly: Treatment Of Depression
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 under: Depression Tags: Depression, Elderly, Pharmacotherapy, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment, Psychopharmacology
Treatment of depressive disorders may involve psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, or both. Studies have shown that for mild depression, psychotherapy was more effective than placebo. For major depressive disorder (illness), psychopharmacologic treatment was more effective than psychotherapy alone. The most effective treatment with better long-term outcomes has been achieved with psychopharmacologic treatment combined with psychotherapy.
Treatment of a depressive disorder must begin with a comprehensive evaluation ... Read More
Depression In The Elderly: Outcome Of Depressive Disorder. Suicide
Posted By Kelly On Monday, December 21st 2009 under: Depression Tags: Depression, Elderly, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
Depressive disorder untreated can last 7 to 14 months and longer than 2 years. In the elderly, a pathological grieving process that has progressed to an episode of depressive illness may last 5 years or longer. Studies of the outcome of depressive episodes among psychiatric patients have shown rates of relapse that ranged from 5% to 52%. Some 15% to 67% of patients with depressive ... Read More
Depression In The Elderly: Presentation Of Depression In The Elderly
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, December 20th 2009 under: Depression Tags: Depression, Elderly, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) enumerates a total of nine criteria for the diagnosis of major depressive disorder; two are required and another five of the remaining seven are necessary to make the diagnosis.
Studies summarized in the first section of this article have reported on the presence of four types of depressive disorders in the elderly. These ... Read More
Depression In The Elderly: Epidemiologic Studies Of Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 19th 2009 under: Depression Tags: Depression, Elderly, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
Major depressive disorder occurs throughout the life cycle. Longitudinal data suggest a changing pattern in the age of onset in the United States. In more recent birth cohorts, the rates of major depression were higher and the age of onset was younger. The lifetime prevalence rates for major depression per 100 population were determined in five US cities by the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey (ECA). ... Read More
Somatotopic organization of sensory information
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 18th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
(Top) The locations of primary and secondary somatosensory cortical areas on the lateral surface of the brain.
(Bottom) Cortical representation of different regions of skin. ... Read More
Depression Medication Recommendation
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 18th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Depression, Effexor, Medications, Remeron, Wellbutrin
Question. I am writing this e-mail on behalf of my dad. He was diagnosed with depression about 7 years ago. ECT Treatments did not help. Although he has been on several anti-depressants over the years, none appear to help. His major symptoms include tiredness and a lack of interest in the things that always were important to him. Unfortunately, he lives in a small rural town and expert medical attention ... Read More
Gross anatomy of the forebrain
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 17th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
(A) Cerebral hemisphere surface anatomy, showing the four lobes of the brain and the major sulci and gyri. The ventricular system and basal ganglia can also be seen in this phantom view.
(B) Midsagittal view showing the location of the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus and hypothalamus. ... Read More
What is the role of SSRIs in the treatment of social phobia?
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 17th 2009 under: Antidepressants Tags: Antidepressants, Drugs, Luvox, Prozac, Psychiatric Illnesses, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Zoloft
Social phobia has recently been recognized as a chronic and often debilitating disorder. It is estimated to affect up to 10% of the population, with onset occurring early in life.l According to the DSM-IV, in order to be diagnosed with social phobia individuals must meet several criteria. They must have a persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations where they are exposed to unfamiliar people or to ... Read More
Hello, everybody, who is interested to be healthy. My name is Kelly. I learnt about depression by my own experience. Now I am ok. Here I want to share my thoughts and ideas how to treat depression symptoms.