Articles related to "Dysthymia"



Understanding Dysthymia
This piece offers an introduction to dysthymic disorder, including how to manage this persistent type of mild depression.
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Dysthymia, or Chronic Depression
Chronic depression (also called dysthymia) is a mental illness that generally produces milder symptoms than major depressive episodes, but can be just as impairing.
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Depression Takes on Different Forms
Clinical Depression is a serious illness. It's important to know which form/type you're dealing with.
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Types of Depression
Several types of depression can affect women.
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Types of Depression Disorders
Types of depression include major depressive episodes, bipolar disorder, cyclothymia and seasonal affective disorder. Each illness has unique features and requires differ
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Dealing With Double Depression
Double depression is dysthymia plus major depression. One sign of this depression is hopelessness - and here are some treatment options for this type of depression.
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Major Life Events and Depression
Major life events can actually induce depression. Detecting early signs of depression could help the depressed person cope with it more effectively.
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Mental Water Torture - Mild to Moderate Depression
Don't let the terms mild or moderate fool you. This type of depression can bring you down just as easily. Plus, it's a lot harder to spot.
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When the Sad Feelings Don't Pass
The symptoms of depression are manifest every day yet most do not understand it or dismiss what they see as a quirk. The NIMH outlines what to do to and when to help.
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Tips for Handling Depression in the Classroom
Teachers can oftentimes observe depression in children and help to alleviate academic and behavioral problems at school.
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The Downward Spiral of Depression
A glimpse into the world of depressive disorders: the symptoms, the possible causes, and the treatments used to treat this debilitating disease.
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Depressive Personality Disorder
An overview of depressive personality disorder (DPD), pervasive patterns of depressive behavior subject to much controversy.
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Supplementing with DHEA
DHEA levels drop significantly after the age of 40 years in most people. Proponents of anti-aging therapy advocate DHEA replacement, but caution is prudent.
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Major Depressive Episode Symptoms
People with depressive signs and symptoms may be having a Major Depressive Episode (MDE). Knowing this can answer the question, "Are you clinically depressed?"
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Burnt Out, Tired or Depressed
If someone tells you they're thinking about suicide, you should take their distress seriously, listen nonjudgmentally, and help them get to a professional for evaluation.
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Depression Fact Sheet for Physicians
NIH Fact Sheet on Depression in Adolescents and Children
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How to Overcome Chronic Fatigue and Tiredness
It's normal to have a slow day and feel a lack of energy at times, but when lethargy is consistent over a long period of time, it may be a sign of a disorder or illness.
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Anxiety And Depression
These two psychological disorders often occur at the same time, although they are two separate illnesses.
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Depression Symptoms
Although depression is hard to diagnose, there are a definite symptoms that enable a person to tell if they are experiencing "the blues" or a true mood disorder.
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DSM-IV Psychological Disorders
Psychological disorders range from personality disorders to sleep disorders. Here's a complete list of the 16 DSM-IV mental illnesses, plus brief definitions.
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Fighting the Blues
Therapy and medication can be costly and prohibitive for some. For the garden variety mild depression, many individuals are turning to a self-directed treatment approach.
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How Do I Ask for Help for Depression?
Asking for help for depression can be difficult, but it's the best, healthiest way to survive hopeless or sad feelings! Here are five ways to get support for depression.
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Suicide Myths Busted
The warning signs are best met with open, direct, and honest communication. Do what you can, and at the end of the day forgive yourself no matter what happens.
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Antipsychotic Drugs for Fibromyalgia Treatment
Antipsychotic drugs are sometimes used in the treatment of fibromyalgia. They may relieve pain and insomnia, but do the benefits outweigh the risks?
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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Borderline Personality Disorder, what it is, what it feels like and how it is treated.
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Depression, Out Of The Darkness And Into The Light
An article dealing with many forms of mental illnesses
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Feeling Down, Try BROH
After battling depression herself, this wife and mother of two children has persevered to the rescue of other depressed souls.
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Emotional Health and Your Heart
Anxiety and chronic stress can also precipitate heart disease. Anxiety may be generalized-in other words, a person may worry and feel keyed up-much of the time, no matter
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Mental Health...Mental Illness - An Overview
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When Your Brain Goes Crash - Dealing with Depression
Depression is portrayed as a brain crash, with general guidelines for those who may have it.
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Fibromyalgia: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind
A compelling article by Dr. Kevin P. White, MD, PhD, Rheumatiologist and Epidemiologist London, Ontario, Canada.
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Fibromyalgia: The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind
A compelling article by Dr. Kevin P. White, MD, PhD, Rheumatiologist and Epidemiologist London, Ontario, Canada.
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Some Practical Helps
So what does help? How do we get from here to there? And what about all that space in between? We’d like to offer some practical tools for you to use right now, things to think about and look for so that you can get to the other side with as much help as one traveler on the journey can offer another.

Some Practical Helps - Part II
Depression is a common state for those who are dealing with DID and PTSD. This article offers some practical tips on reducing its effects.
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What Do These Students Have In Common?
NIH Informational Article on Depression
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