How Do You Know if You Are Depressed or Just Sad?
Contrary to what some people may believe, depression and sadness are not the same thing. Sadness can come and go and affects your mood, while depression is a lingering cloud that affects your overall ability to function.
Sometimes it can be tricky to distinguish between what is normal for going through a rough patch of life and actual clinical depression. Read the signs below to determine if your Eeyore mood could be something more.
Feeling sad about everything.
Sadness is generally related to a specific situation. We are down in the dumps because we lost a job, experienced a breakup, are having financial struggles, etc. ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kurt Smith, Psy.D., LMFT, LPCC, AFC Tags: Bipolar Depression Happiness Inspiration & Hope Self-Help Bipolar Disorder grief Mood Disorder Sadness Seasonal Affective Disorder Suicide Source Type: blogs
How important is Vitamin D?
FACT: A vitamin D deficiency may result in as much as a 50 percent increased potential for diabetes.
FACT: A vitamin D deficiency puts you at a higher risk for cancer, especially breast, prostate, colon, ovarian, and melanoma.
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY is a widespread phenomenon with significant implications for health. In modern society vitamin D deficiency is the rule, rather than the exception. While we can blame more severe cases of deficiency on grains, it also commonly occurs independent of grain consumption. The restoration of vitamin D levels is second only to grain elimination when considering the most powerful healthy...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Cancer Depression Diabetes News & Updates Undoctored Vitamin D Weight loss Source Type: blogs
Does Weather Affect Your Mood?
Is your mood influenced by weather?
I am clearly affected by rain — especially when it rains consistently for weeks as it has lately. And I know other people who are, too, so I thought I’d study why the extra precipitation alters the limbic system (emotional center) of the brain and review the research regarding mood and weather.
Studies that Link Mood and Weather
John Grohol, PsyD, founder and CEO of Psych Central, offers a great overview of the studies that exist on weather and mood. There is research that says weather has little to do with mood, he notes, but “the overall preponderance of evidence suggests t...
Source: World of Psychology - June 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Depression Research Atmospheric pressure Bipolar Disorder Highly Sensitive Person Melancholy Sadness seasonal depressive disorder Spring summer Weather Source Type: blogs
Making Sense of the Hard Times: Situational Depression vs. Clinical Depression
If your teen is experiencing depression, it is likely the first time they have dealt with the overwhelming sensations that come with both situational and clinical depression. One of the ways you can help your child is by helping them recognize the difference between situational depression and clinical depression and understand their form of depression, as the treatment for these two types of depression vary.
Recognizing Situational Depression
Unlike clinical depression, doctors and psychologists have identified that situational depression is generally linked to large changes in a person’s life. Also sometimes called adju...
Source: World of Psychology - May 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tyler Jacobson Tags: Children and Teens Depression Family Parenting Stress Students Adjustment Disorder Adolescence Bipolar Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Major Depressive Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder Suicidal Ideation Suicide Teenag Source Type: blogs
Overcoming Sorrow
“Sorrow comes to all… Perfect reality is not possible, except with time. You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better and yet you are sure to be happy again.” – Abraham Lincoln
Sorrow is the opposite of happiness, yet both are part of human existence. Like life and death and the changing of seasons, it should be familiar enough to recognize that things have a sequence. Sometimes that sequence is a time of birth or rebirth, a creative force that erases failure and negativity. Other times, however, there’s a clearly defined sense of decay, lack of progress, mistakes and endings. The key to overcoming sorro...
Source: World of Psychology - May 14, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Depression Family Grief and Loss Happiness Inspiration & Hope Marriage and Divorce Self-Help Breakups Broken Heart grieving Sadness Seasonal Affective Disorder Source Type: blogs
Your Forecast: Warmer Moods Ahead
I live in Seattle.
Sunny days in the Emerald City are like the Sonics: a fond, wistful memory. As hearty Pacific Northwesterners can attest, Seattle’s daily deluge of rain (yes, it is daily and, yes, it is a deluge) can cloud one’s moods.
Last year, Seattle recorded 18 straight days of soggy weather. And this February was the second wettest in Seattle history. When the sky isn’t spritzing (a rarity), a dull haze appears. 50 Shades of Gray indeed.
For those Pacific Northwest souls with mental health issues, gloomy weather can induce lethargy. Yes, it took every last ounce of willpower to write this article — a...
Source: World of Psychology - March 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew Loeb Tags: Depression General Happiness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Psychology Self-Help Fatigue Lethargy Mood Disorder Relaxation Sad Seasonal Affective Disorder Weather Winter Blues Source Type: blogs
6 Things to Consider When You Have a Depression Relapse
Following my post on my recent depression setback, I heard from many readers who were comforted to know that they were not alone. As I said in that piece, if you suffer from chronic depression, you know all too well that setbacks happen — even to those of us who think we’re doing everything right to protect our limbic systems from intense sadness and anxiety.
I thought I would follow up, then, by listing some nuggets and things to remember that help me when I’m in a bad place. I hope they might help you, too.
1. Watch the Panic
When my son was about 9 months old, loving to climb on everything but not yet walk...
Source: World of Psychology - February 15, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Bipolar Depression Inspiration & Hope Personal Self-Help Depressive Episode Major Depressive Disorder Mood Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder Suicidal Thoughts Suicide Risk Source Type: blogs
Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia Prevented by Buprenorphine?
“Buprenorphine is a kappa receptor antagonist. For these reasons, buprenorphine might be unique in its ability to treat chronic pain and possibly OIH.”
The opioid crisis has been fueled by the use of opioids to treat chronic pain. Practice patterns have changed, but doctors are still criticized for their roles in the overuse of opioids. I’ve sat through community ‘heroin forums’ (sometimes on stage) as sheriffs, politicians, and ‘recovered addicts’ firmly pointed fingers at health professionals. I, meanwhile, kept my finger under the table, but had the thought that some of the people pointing ...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 5, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Jeffrey Junig MD PhD Tags: Acute Pain Buprenorphine Chronic pain Suboxone treatment buprenorphine treats chronic pain chronic pain treatment opioid induced hyperalgesia opioid pain relief pain vs. addiction Source Type: blogs
Let the sun shine: Mind your mental health this winter
Although the winter season begins with a bit of holiday cheer, many people feel a little “off” as the cold weather drags on. I’ve already seen a few patients who are puzzled by how easily they become irritated. “Is there something wrong with me?” “Why am I so unhappy?” Often, their bodies are just responding to the darker and colder days.
We are governed by circadian rhythms, our body’s natural clock that helps regulate important functions including sleep/wake cycles and mood. These rhythms can be thrown off by the winter season.1 The sky gets bright later in the morning, and dark earlier in the evening; ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dominic Wu, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Brain and cognitive health Mental Health SAD seasonal depression Source Type: blogs
5 Ways Outdoor Workouts Improve Our Mental Wellbeing
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With Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) now recognized as a very real condition, it’s becoming easier to find ways to combat the melancholy state of mind that plagues seasonal sufferers. Whether it’s the dark nights, the change in the weather or any other external factors causing a decline in your mood, there are ways to lift your spirits.
In today’s article, we’re taking a look at various mental he...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: rugbyjay Tags: depression featured happiness health and fitness self improvement best self-improvement blogs mental health outdoor workouts pickthebrain sad seasonal affective disorder Source Type: blogs
Changing Cancer Care at Stanford Medicine X
The past weekend we spent at Stanford Medicine X, listening to interesting and inspiring talks, and interacting with a diverse group of people and the ideas they brought with them. The event is designed to bring people from all aspects of medical care, including doctors and nurses, patients and caretakers, insurance reps, hospital administrators, policy makers, product designers, and many others. It was somewhat overwhelming, but because different rooms were used to host presentations in parallel we were able to choose which discussions to attend.
Being a medical technology site, we were particularly interested in hearing ...
Source: Medgadget - September 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Oncology Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Depression and Men: Why It ’ s Hard to Ask for Help
Fans surprised Supernatural star Jared Padalecki at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 12, by lighting candles in the audience — over 7,000 of them — as a thank you for opening up about his struggles with depression and as a tribute to his Always Keep Fighting campaign that supports people struggling with depression, self-injury, addiction, or suicidal thoughts. You can see Padalecki’s Tweet here:
View from stage. #ComicCon pic.twitter.com/aIy04Cf6ak
— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) July 12, 2015
During filming of the third season of Supernatural, Padalecki broke down in his trailer after shooting an episode. A...
Source: World of Psychology - August 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Men's Issues Jared Padalecki Major Depressive Disorder Mental Health Support Mood Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder Stigma Suicide Source Type: blogs
When Symptoms of Depression Strike in the Summer
Most of us are familiar with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). During the short, cold, dark days of winter, 4 to 6 percent of people feel depressed, lethargic, pessimistic, and even hopeless. They may eat more and sleep too much.
But you might be less familiar with another type of seasonal affective disorder: depression that sparks in the summer, which about 10 percent of people with SAD experience.
Summertime depression is essentially the opposite of wintertime depression. “People tend to lose weight and feel more agitated and irritable, more likely to be suffering from a ‘smiling depression,’” said Dean Park...
Source: World of Psychology - July 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Depression Disorders General Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Sleep Stress Circadian Rhythm Deborah Serani Depression (mood) depression in the summer Dysthymia electronic devices Hopelessness Major Depressive Di Source Type: blogs
In Synch – Growing Older with the Rhythms of Life
Dr. Donald L. McEachron, Teaching Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University
Dr. Eugenia V. Ellis, Associate Professor, Architectural and Interior Design, Drexel University
Human beings are the result of biological evolution rather than engineering design. One result of this reality is that humans are dependent on a variety of internal biological rhythms to control and coordinate both physiological and behavioral activities. Organisms, exposed to powerful geophysical cycles for countless millennia, have evolved specific mechanisms to adapt both internally and externally to da...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - December 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Aging Source Type: blogs
Big White Wall: Expanding Mental Health Access Through The Digital Sphere
There is a preponderance of evidence that conventional approaches to the provision of mental health care do not meet the needs of a large portion of the population. Due to limitations of scale alone, there is an inherent misalignment between the number of individuals who can benefit from mental health assistance and the availability of traditional services.
Yet scale is not the only issue. Stigma, accessibility, and medical models of treatment are equal deterrents to seeking help. Poor mental health impacts us all and carries a huge socio-economic cost. Technology offers a solution and is already helping those experiencing...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - June 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Jen Hyatt Tags: Global Health Health IT Health Professionals Innovations in Care Delivery Long-term Services and Supports Population Health Public Health Big White Wall digital medicine Mental Health NHS Choices SAMHSA Source Type: blogs
