Most people feel anxious or depressed at times. Losing a loved one, getting fired from a job, going through a divorce, and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous, or anxious. These feelings are normal reactions to life's stressors. But some people experience these feelings daily or nearly daily for no apparent reason, making it difficult to carry on with normal,...
Font Size Depression and anxiety often go together. Depression and anxiety might seem like opposites, but they often go together. More than half of the people diagnosed with depression also have anxiety. Either condition can be disabling on its own. Together, depression and anxiety can be especially hard to live with, hard to diagnose, and hard to treat. Recommended Related to Depression Vagus Nerve...
Fact sheet 4 Feeling depressed or anxious from time to time is part of being human. But when these feelings seriously affect your day-to-day life, it can mean you have depression or an anxiety disorder. The good news is that effective treatments are available. It’s important to get help as soon as possible - the earlier that treatment starts, the better for your recovery. You have a big role to play...
Depression Treatment Guide is an impartial source of information about depression and anxiety treatments. Depression needs to be treated as soon as possible, because it disrupts life and it tends to be progressive. Despite this, it is estimated that only about a third of depressed people receive an appropriate treatment. Treatments for depression are available in different forms and not all of them...
Depression and anxiety are the most common forms of mental distress in the UK. This page lists booklets which provide information and advice on topics related to anxiety and depression. Explaining anxiety and depression Anxiety - This looks at the causes of anxiety, its effects and how to reduce it to a manageable level as well as how to reassure and support friends and relatives with this problem. Depression...
Most “depression” is curable. The NIMH reports an astounding 26.2% of Americans have a “mental disorder”. Did God make 1 in 4 people mentally ill? The answer is no. The main causes of such epidemic rates of mental illness cannot be anything other than environmental. Pharmaceutical drugs mask symptoms of a disease and do not remove the underlying causes. Because of this, they are guaranteed...
Review "This book is a landmark contribution to the growing literature on cognitive therapy for mental disorders. It is reader-friendly and deals with complex issues in a clear, understandable fashion. It is just the answer for clinicians working in managed care settings as well as in private practice." - Aaron T. Beck, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, USA Product Description This one-of-a-kind...
Royal College of Psychiatrists > Mental Health Info > Treatments > CBT This leaflet is for anyone who wants to know more about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It discusses how it works, why it is used, its effects, its side-effects, and alternative treatments. If you can't find what you want here, there are sources of further information at the end of this leaflet. What is CBT? It is a way of...
Treatment can begin at any number of points during or following your pregnancy. For some, it starts with a screening in your obstetrician's office. For others, a physician or nurse may ask for an assessment after delivery if they notice or you mention symptoms of depression or anxiety. For women who have been diagnosed with risk factors or symptoms of postpartum depression, we provide a follow-up...
There are two primary approaches to beginning treatment for anxiety disorders or depression. It is theorized that these mental conditions can be caused by 1) prolonged misuse of our own thoughts and behaviors or 2) by a chemical imbalance or some other biological malfunction in our brains. So, in order to reverse the conditions, one would hope he could repair biological or brain chemical balances and...