Mental Health
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Are you Depressed? Find out here…
Depression symptoms can vary greatly because different people experience depression in different ways. A 25-year-old man with depression may not have the same symptoms as a 70-year-old man, for instance.
For some people, depression symptoms are so severe that it’s obvious something isn’t right. Others may feel generally miserable or unhappy without really knowing why.
Find Out if You Have Symptoms of Depression:
Take the Depression Self-Assessment Test
Symptoms of depression include:
?Loss of interest in normal daily activities
?Feeling sad or down
?Feeling hopeless
?Crying spells for no apparent reason
?Problems sleeping
?Trouble focusing or concentrating
?Difficulty making decisions
?Unintentional weight gain or loss
?Irritability
?Restlessness
?Being easily annoyed
?Feeling fatigued or weak
?Feeling worthless
?Loss of interest in sex
?Thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior
?Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches
The Mayo Clinic defines Depression as one of the most common health conditions in the world.
Depression isn’t a weakness, nor is it something that you can simply “snap out of.”
Depression, formally called major depression, major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a medical illness that involves the mind and body. It affects how you think and behave and can cause a variety of emotional and physical problems.
You may not be able to go about your usual daily activities, and depression may make you feel as if life just isn’t worth living anymore.
If you feel that way… there is help!
Social support: Tap this tool to reduce stress
See the Mayo Clinic’s Depression Blog with Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Gabrielle J. Melin, M.D. including:
- Depression and Massage –> May 19, 2009
- Using Medication for Depression –> May 13, 2009
- Alternative Medicine Treatment –> April 25, 2009
- Repeat Episodes of Depression –> February 13, 2009
- and much more…
? National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
? Go to the nearest hospital or emergency room
? Call your physician, health provider or clergy
? National Alliance on Mental Illness
Sources: www.mayoclinic.com/ –> Retrieved May 26, 2009
Every Second American Is Mentally Ill… Are You?
Women’s Mental HealthWhat It Means to You
Take Action Now… Keep your Mental Health in Good Condition
Everyone around you affects your mental health and you, in turn, affect theirs.
This can be good or bad depending… Do your friends and Family help you keep
Balance and Control in your life or do they help promote the opposite?
Take the time to relax and think about the things festering around in your head.
Talking about the problems you are having also helps a great deal. Finding someone to confide in is very important.
Clearing your brain each evening of all the days’ worries is one way to keep your brain from being clogged with unnecessary bullshit.
Remember…
Your mental health is important.
You will not have a healthy body if
You don’t also take care of your mind.
You have to take care of yourself
To take care of the people who
Depend on you, your strength,
Promote your own mental health
By keeping up with people and
Activities you enjoy.
Remember that by caring for your
Mental health and getting help
When you need it, you can
Enjoy life at any age.
Don’t be afraid or ashamed to ask for help…
Everyone needs help at some point.
…for Women’s Mental Health
For free info about mental health, including publications and references Contact the SAMHAS’s National Mental Health Information Center at 1-800-789-2647 International at 240-221-4021, or
Check out an organization that I am a member of,
The National Alliance on Mental Illness visit: http://www.nami.org
For information on substance abuse treatment call 1-800-662-4357 (toll free) Spanish-speaking operators avail. Or visit http://csat.samhsa.gov/
FIVE TYPES OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
There are Five major types of Anxiety Disorders:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Social Phobia (or Social Anxiety Disorder)
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. More about Anxiety Disorders »
From the National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Similar Brain Response~Parkinson’s & Addiction
SIMILAR BRAIN RESPONSE
PARKINSON’S AND ADDICTION
By Rick Nauert, Ph.D.
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on May 1, 2009
Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson’s disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs.
The action of the protein, known as organic cation transporter 3 or oct3, fills a longstanding gap in scientists’ understanding of the brain damage that causes symptoms like tremor, stiffness, slowness of movement and postural instability.
While these are found mainly in patients with Parkinson’s disease, there are more than three dozen other known causes of this array of symptoms, known as “parkinsonism.”
Read more at PsychCentral.com