Postpartum depression is a very difficult and tragic problem that is all too common these days. Postpartum depression treatment must be very mindful that the most important issue at hand is the safety of the baby. As devestated as a new mother will often feel in the throws of depression after giving birth, it is…
Category Archives: Psychiatry
Bipolar Depression Treatment
Formerly called manic depression, treatment for bipolar disorder is complicated because it includes both very high highs and very low lows within the same individual. Most clinicians these days feel that bipolar disorder should be treated using medications regardless of whether there is psychotherapy. I have seen many individuals for whom bipolar medications induced dramatic…
Treatment Resistant Depression
We established in our article about depression treatment now that there are many different forms of depression and that there are many different ways to go about the treatment of depression. This brings us to a sticky situation for patients and clinicians alike: what if the treatments don’t work? Treatment-resistant depression sometimes begins early on…
Types of Depression Treatment
Depression treatment is one of the single most sought-after mental health services. There are many different styles and approaches that clinicians can use, from pure medication management to brief therapy to family interventions to psychoanalysis. Often multiple approaches to treating depression are combined, and there is some empirical evidence that multiple concurrent treatment modalities, with…
Drug Detox: Definitions & Tips
Drug detox primarily refers to the period of time during which a drug of abuse or dependency remains in a person’s system after cessation of use. Depending on the substance, this period can be characterized by dangerous physiological symptoms that should be monitored by a physician. Detox from alcohol or other depressants, for example, can…
Treatment For Dog Depression
In my opinion, the idea of dog depression is a byproduct of the outdated biogenic amine theory of depression. It is the idea that depression is caused by a lack of certain neurotransmitters. It would follow that if this were true for humans, and animals use the same neurochemicals, then animals could also suffer from…
Psychiatric Depression Treatments
There are many effective types of psychological depression treatment. However there is little understanding in the lay community about the causes and treatments for depression. Many individuals have fallen under the impression that the best treatment for depression is pharmacological. However, the medications that are available for depressed individuals are less than ideal. They have…