By Andrea Petersen — 2019
Many patients with cognitive impairment have anxiety or depression, but standard treatments are difficult for people with memory issues.
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.
The mind-altering drug has been shown to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. But how it helps, who it will serve, and who will profit are open questions.
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Ouch – that pain is more than just physical.
Raison believes depression isn’t a single thing but a cloud of related mental and physical states unique to each person; there is no one symptom that every depressed person experiences.
Some experts view ketamine as a tool to unravel the biological causes of depression and, perhaps someday, cure it.
To treat depression, the neurons which control the hormones serotonin and dopamine in our brains seem to get all the attention.
Most of us will resist getting out of bed, even if it’s just a second of internal grumbling. But if you experience depression, getting your day started may not be so much of an annoyance as it is a seemingly impossible feat.
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There are some things you can do to cope with your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Here are eight tips for living with depression.
Nothing about depression is easy. But the way it affects a person’s daily life is arguably the most difficult part of the disorder.