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View Article  Anxiety Support Group
Generalized Anxiety Disorder – often called G.A.D (as in Gee Ah Dee not gad). This disorder causes chronic anxiety, even when there is not outward cause of it. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – often   more »
View Article  Depression Improved By Telephone Therapy
Patients with multiple sclerosis showed significant improvement in their depression during 16 weeks of telephone-administered psychotherapy treatment, according to an article    more »
View Article  Antidepressants 3 of 3
Can antidepressants lose effectiveness over time? I've taken fluoxetine (Prozac) for several years. But recently, I've noticed the medication doesn't seem to be having the same effect, and I feel more   more »
View Article  Antidepressants 2 of 3
Researchers believe MAOIs relieve depression by preventing the enzyme monoamine oxidase from metabolizing the neurotransmitters norepinephrine (nor-ep-ih-NEF-rin), serotonin (ser-oh-TOE-nin) and dopamine (DOE-puh-mene) in the brain. As a result   more »
View Article  Antidepressants 1 of 3
It's not clear precisely how SSRIs affect depression. Certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters are associated with depression, including the neurotransmitter serotonin (ser-oh-TOE-nin). Some research suggests that abnormalities in neurotransmitter activity affect   more »
View Article  Stress 2 of 9
Sources of stress (stressors or triggers) Environmental: Noise, crowding, clutter Cold, heat, humidity   more »
View Article  Research - How Disability and Depression Affect Cognitive Abilities
The role of disability and depression in cognitive functioning within 2 years after multiple sclerosis diagnosis. OBJECTIVES : To investigate cognitive functioning shortly after multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and to examine the relationship with   more »
View Article  Do Antidepressants lose their Effectiveness?
Relapse or worsening of depression. For most people, depression is a disease that will recur at least once — if not more frequently — after the first episode. Sometimes depression worsens for no apparent reason or due to added   more »
View Article  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
It's not clear precisely how SSRIs affect depression. Certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters are associated with depression, including the neurotransmitter serotonin (ser-oh-   more »
View Article  Mood, Depression, and Emotions 3 of 3
Sometimes people with MS find they feel guilty, as if they have let their family and friends down or are somehow responsible for developing the condition. They may also feel guilty if they think   more »
View Article  Mood, Depression, and Emotions 2 of 3
Most drugs have potential side effects, and some drugs commonly used to treat MS and its related symptoms can cause temporary changes in mood or behaviour in some people. For example: steroids, used to treat relapses, can cause hyperactivity or depression – and, a steroid ‘high’ often becomes   more »
View Article  Mood, Depression, and Emotions 1 of 3
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect your emotions as well as your body. Although this has been recognised since MS was first described in the 19th century, it is only more recently that we have begun to understand more about how MS can cause   more »
View Article  Anti-depressants' 'little effect'
A University of Hull team concluded the drugs actively help only a small group of the most severely depressed   more »
View Article  Mind over matter: emotional eating
Does this scenario sound familiar: You're sitting at home with nothing particular to do, and so you go rooting around your kitchen cupboards, just to see what's there. Before you know it, you find yourself sitting at the kitchen table with   more »
View Article  trouble sleeping - avoid nicotine, caffeine, sugar and alcohol
Caffeine is a stimulant – it will wake you up and make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, fizzy drinks like cola, and even in chocolate. It is also in some over-the-counter painkillers    more »