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Can Medication Cure Depression? 9 Facts You Should Know

When you feel depressed, you might think about treatment options, such as psychotherapy and medication. While psychotherapy is enormously beneficial in treating depression, antidepressants have had mixed results. This article explores 9 facts on prescribed medication for depression to help you assess whether they are treatment options you should consider.

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Can Medication Cure Depression? 9 Facts You Should Know

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Here’s How to Distinguish between Psychologists, Therapists, and Psychiatrists

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Feeling Alone? Find out Why and What You Can Do about It!

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Take a Moment for Mindfulness

This article addresses ways being mindful can improve your overall well-being when life is too fast or overwhelming. This can include helping alleviate depression. Practical suggestions for integrating mindfulness and meditation into your daily life will help you get started.

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Depression In South Africa’s Black Community

Depression is easily misunderstood in our community. Because of the existing stigma, many are not comfortable to seek help and speak about it. I want to set an example for opening up about mental health in the South African black community and share my own experience with depression.

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Sleeping When It’s Hot – 20 Hacks to Help You Sleep

In the summer months, it can get hot when you’re trying to sleep. If you’re trying to preserve energy or keep costs down by keeping your air conditioning set low, or if you don’t have air conditioning, extreme temperatures can keep you awake. Sleep expert Dr. Samia Little Elk has 20 hacks to help you.

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Food and Mood: How Your Daily Diet Can Influence Your Well-being

Some of us turn to food for comfort when we’re feeling down or low. Chocolate, pizza, or ice cream may feel good because we like the way they taste. But do these foods really make us feel happier? Is there a connection between food and mood?

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What Type of Psychotherapy Is Best for Me?

The first step when thinking about therapy is to understand the different approaches and decide which might be best for you. What kinds of treatments are there? Which one suits me? This article provides an overview of the most common types of therapy to help you understand which is best for you.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

Are you familiar with one of the most evidence-based psychotherapy approaches, called “cognitive-behavioral therapy”? Have you ever wondered what actually happens in a therapy session? CBT is all about being able to help yourself – and the therapist provides the instructions and tools that you need. Find out if it’s the right approach for you.

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Feeling Alone? Find out Why and What You Can Do about It!

In our modern society, many people feel depressed and lonely. You are definitely not alone. The good news is there are ways to understand and change your current situation. We have some useful tips that can help you feel better and alleviate feelings of loneliness.

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What You Need to Know about Insomnia and Depression

Missing a good night’s sleep? Haven’t had good dreams in a long time? Then you probably feel like many other people suffering from sleep problems. This article gives you some insight into how sleep is connected to depression and what we can do to improve our sleep quality.

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Depression in the Elderly: This Is What You Need to Know

Why is aging so difficult for many of us? Is it true that depression is more prevalent among the elderly? This article gives insight into these questions and provides tips for preventing elderly depression.

Why Some Don’t Ask for Help – Depression & Taboos

While you may be silently wondering whether you are currently struggling with depression, you’d be surprised to know how many others are invisibly sharing that same boat with you. While some don’t dare to ask for help, depression affects so many of us – but we don’t talk about it.

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What does depression feel like? A description of the disorder

In the morning one can hardly get out of bed, at night one can hardly sleep. Everything feels so terribly strenuous, nothing feels enticing. Emptiness, exhaustion, feelings of worthlessness. All these things are signs of depression.

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Gaslighting – The Burning Pain Behind Negation

Gaslighting is a term that has been popping up a lot lately. What exactly is it, though? While some websites promise you ’10 ways to know you’re being gaslighted’, we’ll show you why it’s not that simple—and how to take first steps to undo its damage!

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Are you worried about a Blue Christmas? We have tips to fight the gloom!

Does Christmas feel sad to you this year? This season can be tough for a lot of people. While some enjoy and look forward to spending Christmas with their close family and loved ones, others aren’t in the most festive of moods. If you feel joyless and empty around the holiday season, you aren’t alone.

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Are you ready for 2019? – Resolutions for a good year

For many, New Year’s Eve comes with mixed feelings. How is it for you? Have you thought through your resolutions yet?

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Too Much Stress at Work? Be Aware of These Three Warning Signs!

A free weekend or just a single day of hard-earned relaxation can be so important to us. But are we able to relax after all the hard work? Stress at work is all too common and more and more people find it increasingly difficult to just switch off for a while and kick back.

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When Fear Becomes A Problem – Anxiety Disorder and Depression

Next to depression, anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illness in western countries. About one in five Americans have suffered only this past year from an anxiety disorder that requires treatment. The good news? Anxiety disorders are well researched and understood by now. There are treatment options available and they are promising.

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Three Lifesaving Lessons I Have Learned Through My Depression

Dealing with depression and anxiety since I was 12, I have gotten to know my downward thought spiral quite well – and its weak spots. Here are three things I remind myself of, to stay one step ahead of my gloomy thoughts and catch them when they try to run away with my mind.

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These Are the Signs of Depression to Look Out for

What are the signs of depression? “I am so depressed” is something we say sometimes without giving it much thought. However, depression is a serious and clearly defined mental illness that requires professional help. Here you’ll find out what the signs of depression are and what to do next.

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Why Do We Cry?

Crying is a strange thing. We can’t completely explain what it is or what it’s for. Darwin declared tears “purposeless” roughly 150 years ago, nonetheless, we do it all time. Is something this frequent really “purposeless”?

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The Causes of Depression – Searching for Answers

Why do only some people suffer from depression? What are the causes of depression and will they always lead to depression?

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Living with Bipolar Disorder: A Life between Two Extremes

What do we know about bipolar disorder, or as it is sometimes called: “manic depression”?

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Stress And Depression – Brothers In Crime

„I am so stressed “– A sentence we hear almost daily from colleagues, friends and family. Today, stress is often seen as a very negative influence: It can even contribute to the onset of mental illness. But, how exactly are stress and depression connected?

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Are Burnout and Depression Two Sides of the Same Coin?

A common assertion when considering the difference between burnout and depression is that the former is only a euphemism for the latter. Burnout like depression, after all, can lead to self-blame and feelings of inner emptiness, low mood, and pessimism. Is burnout really just another way of saying someone’s depressed?

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Overwhelmed Instead of Overjoyed: Why Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression Hit so Hard

Many women who have just become a mother feel anything but happy. However, this is not unusual! After giving birth there is so much to process – no wonder that it sometimes doesn’t work out as smoothly as planned. But what’s the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression?

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Basic Psychological Needs – What We Need to Feel at Home in the World

Hunger, thirst, a lack of sleep – We all know what it feels like when our physical needs aren’t met. If we deprive our body of its needs, it can have damaging long-term effects – That’s not exactly how it works for the lesser known psychological needs, but there are more similarities than you think.

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Three TED Talks About Depression You Need To See

On big stages, depression is rarely a topic. Too often, depression is still associated with weakness. But in reality, it takes immense mental strength to talk about one’s own psychological problems in front of an audience. These three brave and inspiring people have done just that in their TED talks about depression.

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“Why Don’t You Just Man Up?” – It’s Time To Debunk Myths About Depression In Men

The menacing prejudice shared by many: “Depression is a women’s disease.” So, how do we think about depression when it concerns men?

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“I’ll Be Strong When You Can’t Be” – Depression In A Relationship

How can you deal with the dark shadow of depression in a relationship? What are the challenges you have to face?

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The Message: These 3 Rappers Help Normalize Mental Health

In October 2016 the rapper Kid Cudi shared an emotional post on his official Facebook page. Cudi announced that he had gone into rehab for depression and suicidal urges. His message clearly struck a chord – a year later it had almost 600.000 likes, 55.000 comments and it was shared 137.000 times.

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