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DEPRESSION: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

The patient on whom the focus of the emergency is laid may be

Planning to take his own life- suicidal
Very excited and violent- the over active patient
Very dull and depressed- the under-active patient
A person who has too much alcohol

General principles of management that has to be followed

Protect the patient from […]

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Depression:observation with different patterns

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

1. WITHDRAWAL PATTERNS:
Withdrawal may begin in early childhood or be noticed in a school child. The child is shy, nervous of strangers and too unsure of himself to show what he can do. He may be a day dreamer, not join in games and not make friends. The reason may be […]

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EARLY DETECTION OF DEPRESSION

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

The health worker should recognize the signs and symptoms related to depression.
Thinking disturbances include:

Incoherent talking showing that the person is unable to think clearly.
Irrelevant talk changing the topic in a confused manner.
Day dreaming in an unreal world of his own imagination.
False believes that can’t be corrected by reason or evidence.
Thoughts […]

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According to research and studies, acupuncture is found an effective treatment of depression. People who are severely or mildly depressed gain relief by the therapy of acupuncture.
Medication is also one of the most effective treatments of depression. Medication is effective for both depression and anxiety and proves to be very successful […]

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Sleep Apnea Snoring

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Snoring, a phrase that appear hilarious to most off the people, is actually a disorder and a suffering for the person who is going through all those restless nights. Initially it starts off as a mater of joke for the person who witnesses some one snoring loudly. The patients himself or […]

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Various Faces of Depression

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Depression is one of the most popular psychological disorders which can be existing in anybody. Millions of people being treated with different diagnosis. Everybody seems to know someone who is depressed whether he is a family member, a close friend or a co-worker. In depression person feels sad, worthless, hopeless, lack […]

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Sign of Depression

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Generally people are not aware that they suffer from depression, it can be confusing for them, and most of them are not aware of its seriousness . It is fast becoming a serious ailment for the society because people don’t find anything wrong with the way they think and see things. If it is not […]

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Postpartum Depression

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Women depression has much large variety then male counterparts. One such depression type is the Postpartum Depression. The symptoms are mild and go away on their own. The ratio is ten to twenty percent of women develop a more unstable form of mood disorder which is said to be postpartum depression.
Postpartum […]

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Male Depression

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Every year depression is affecting millions of people in the world. Because men are reluctant to discuss male depression with a health care professional, many men are going under depression due to undiagnosed and proper treatment.
They are suffering with the depression because of the stress levels at work and the pressures that life puts on […]

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Light Therapy

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Light therapy is an exposure to the some wavelengths of light using lasers, fluorescent lamps, full-spectrum light and another ways to treat. It ahs already proved that acne vulgaris kind of problem has been solved just through the light therapy. There are proponents claim that there are benefits fir skin conditions such as psoriasis and […]

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