Archive for June, 2008
Extra Hours At Office Tied To Depression
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As per recent studies, working for long hours and straining yourself at office may put you at a higher risk of developing anxiety and depression.
Previous studies have liked tension and pressure at work to weariness and other lifestyle diseases. Only few have evaluated the relation of working hours to anxiety and depression.
Working long hours in office may increases the level of anxiety and depression. Norwegian researchers compared 1,350 overtime workers to 9,000 with normal work hours.
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Epidemiology of SAD
As we know that seasonal effective disorder generally cause due to change in season. As compare to men, women are more affected from this disease. According to a research around 70% of women are affected to SAD. SAD is generally found in the people who are at the age around thirties and forties. Most of the cases are also recorded in children who are treated successfully.
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Facts About Seasonal Affective Disorder
SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD generally occurs with the change in season especially in winter season. People suffering from SAD feel unhappy, sad, lack of energy, increased need for sleep, tired, get weight gain, depression etc. People suffering from SAD also get problems in their work as well as in their personal relationship.
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Light And Dark Therapy: Helpful In Treating Depression
Light therapy is an alternative therapy generally used to help those who are suffering from bipolar disorder or depression. This therapy is very effective in case of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in which people are generally very sensitive to changes in natural light in different seasons.
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Psychosocial Treatments: Effective In Bipolar Depression
Psychosocial treatments include the psychotherapy or talk therapy that is useful in providing support, education and guidance to bipolar disorder people and their families. It has been shown that the psychosocial interventions can elevate mood stability and lesser hospital visits. These therapies are provided by the psychologist and counselor who mostly work with the psychiatrist to examine the progress of patient.
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Antiseizure Medications : Effective In Controlling Mood Swing
These medications are used as mood regulators to prevent mood swings in the people with rapid cycling bipolar disorder. Anti-seizure medications such as valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex (Depakote) and lamotrigine (Lamictal) are also widely used for control the burning, stabbing or shooting pain sometimes caused by nerve damage. These medications are also known as anticonvulsants.
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Antidepressants: Are They Best Choice
The most common medication for the treatment of depression is the antidepressant medication. It may take 6 months to 12 months to treat first depressive episode and take up to 2 years to treat recurrent depression. In case of chronic depression it may require lifelong treatment. Approximately 80% patients who take antidepressants gets their symptoms improve.
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Mood Stabilizer : Effective In Improving Mood Disorders
A mood stabilizer is a psychiatric medication that is used to improve the mood disorders. In other words, mood stabilizer helps to make a balance between the frequent mood changes. It suppresses the changes between anxiety and depression and these drugs also help in treating the personality disorder. Most available mood stabilizers are anticonvulsants except lithium that is the oldest and best known mood stabilizer drug.
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Medications For Bipolar Disorder - Choosing Wisely
Various types of medicines are used for the treatment of bipolar disorder. These medicines should be taken, if they are prescribed by psychiatrists or by physicians. Physicians are not specialized in psychiatry, so it is better to visit psychiatrists for the treatment of bipolar depression.
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What is Depression?
