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10 steps to recover from a postnatal depression
Could you have postnatal depression? If you feel something isn't right and maybe hasn't been right for some time, be prepared to look at whether you may have postnatal depression. The first step is allowing ...read more
About bipolar disorder or manic depression
Affective disorders include both depression and manic depression. Manic depression is often characterized by cycles of manic and depressive behavior. Common symptoms of the manic phase of bi...read more
Achieving positive mental health
When was the last time you asked someone at the gym what was ailing them? Chances are the person on the Stairmaster beside you is exercising to increase their physical well-being, not fight a...read more
After a stroke: psychological changes
Feelings of anger, despair, frustration and grief are all normal for people who have had a stroke – and their families. Worries about work, money, close relationships and loss of confid...read more
Age and other considerations to make with SAD
Seasonal affective disorder & age Epidemiological studies report that the lifetime prevalence of SAD increases with age until the sixth decade. After the age of 50-54 the prevalence declines dramatically...read more
Am I depressed - or is it something else?
Our mood naturally varies over time and from day to day and everyone gets down sometimes. We may say that we are 'down', 'fed up', or 'feeling under the weather'; we may get disheartened about something that happens or when t...read more
Anorexia nervosa: body to skeleton
Anorexia nervosa, or anorexia, is a type of eating disorder that mainly affects adolescent girls and young women. A person with this disease has an intense fear of gaining weight and limits t...read more
Anti-depressants: do they really help?
Drugs can often suppress underlying problems, only to find when the patient stops taking the anti-depressant drug, they become depressed. There is a higher relapse rate from medicatio...read more
Anxiety, how you can help yourself
First of all, you need to know that anxiety is entirely normal. Everyone feels anxious when they are in a stressful situation where they feel vulnerable, so being anxious does not mean that you are 'weak' or ...read more
Are you depressed ?
Are you suffering from depression? Life is full of ups and downs. But when the down times last for weeks or months at a time or keep you from living "normal," you may be suffering from depression. ...read more
Association of slimming with eating disorders
Chronic obesity is a very difficult condition to treat and the statistics are appalling. Of patients who lose weight on any particular diet or exercise programme 90% put it ...read more
Autism: some information
Autism (sometimes called “classical autism”) is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Autism is character...read more
Brain power: you think what you eat
Our work at the Brain Bio Centre is based on the principle that there is no major distinction between mind and body. Each of our mental states – including thinking, fee...read more
Brief and analytical therapy to treat depression
Cognitive behavioural therapy CBT Cognitive behavioural therapy provides new ways of thinking and feeling within a short period of time, this therapy usually takes between 7 - 9 sessions. This is opposed to,...read more
Cause and treatment of SAD
Cause SAD has a lot in common with the hibernation cycle of animals and research has shown that this is triggered by a response to decreasing light levels. As the days grow shorter and the light becomes less...read more
Children, youth and mental disorders
Though Canada prides itself on its universal health care system, mental health services for children and youth are not keeping pace with the high rates of depression, suicide, eating disorder...read more
Clinical depression: you can do something about it
What is clinical depression? Clinical depression is a treatable illness that can strike anyone at any age. It can be caused by one or a combination of triggers including biological factors, genetics, difficu...read more
Coping with grief
Most of us have within ourselves greater reserves of strength than we are aware of. Mostly we don't need to call upon them, but when we are grieving we do. There may be times when you feel that it is all too ...read more
Dealing with depression
Depression is the result of living your life in a way that we are simply not designed to live it, there are a number of ways that the body can be put under both physical and psychological stress.read moreDealing with stress
About stress Experts say that short periods of stress in our daily lives are actually good for us. Continual stress, however, can cause health problems, which may not always appear to be stress related and c...read more
Depressed children: try to understand them
Most people feel sad some of the time but depression is a lasting sadness and a feeling of hopelessness. This also results in a lack of self worth and sometimes feelings of guilt.Depression c...read more
Depressed mood or depression ?
Depressed mood v depression Everyone goes through tough times and feels down or sad. The term depression is sometimes used to describe the normal sadness or low mood people feel if they've had to cope with ...read more
Depressed? Eat a healthy diet
One in four of us will experience depression at some point in our lives, according to the World Health Organisation, and four to five per cent of the total population will require clinical treatment for depre...read more
Depression during and after pregnancy
As many as one in four women will suffer from depression throughout their lifetime, and often will experience it during the childbearing years. Depression is one of the most common complications during and af...read more
Depression who, why?
Any person young or old, male or female can become depressed. Depression is increasing in all age groups, but particularly in the younger teenage group. Females tend to experience depression ...read more
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