Category Archives: Depression

Toward a new understanding of mental illness

Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a […]

Hope for the Christian Mother with Postpartum Depression | The …

Postpartum depression is scary, but there is hope! Here is encouragement for the mom with PPD, from another mom who's been in your shoes.

Exercise Does Not Help Depression

A new study debunks the popular belief that exercise helps depression. From the conclusion of the study: The results of this trial does not support any antidepressant effect of referring patients with major depression to a three months aerobic exercise program. Due to lower recruitment than anticipated, the trial was terminated prior to reaching the pre-defined […]

Neologism | Encyclopedia of Psychology – Psych Central

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Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment | Psych Central

Social Anxiety Disorder — also known as social phobia — is commonly treated by either psychotherapy or certain types of psychiatric medications. Social phobia.