With the introduction of antidepressants into medical practice, the course and prognosis of depression has changed, and the number of erased, masked depressions has increased . The latent course of depression, the tendency to hide under the guise of…
Only a qualified psychologist can give recommendations for the prevention of depression that would help a particular person. At the consultation, a specialist will hold a conversation, make a psychodiagnostic examination and offer advice and recommendations to…
What are the main findings? The triggers for the development of depression can be very diverse, but, as a rule, we are talking about biopsychosocial effects. In some people there is a congenital or…
Depression and genetic predisposition Depression is not only a medical but also a social problem. This is the most expensive disease that bears a heavy burden on the patient, relatives, and…
Many neurobiological theories of the onset of depression rely on the lack of various neurotransmitters - chemicals through which arousal is transmitted from one nerve cell in the brain to another. Between the processes of neurons - nerve…
Scientists believe that the main "field" in which biochemical processes develop, leading to the manifestation of depression, are the structures of the so-called midbrain, located deep in it, under the cerebral cortex. In essence, a…
The development of bipolar disorder occurs most often in young people. At the age of 15 to 19 years account for the majority of cases, the first signs of the disease. The relationship between the first signs of bipolar…
Scientists pay great attention to the phenomenology of bipolar disorder. This is due to significant difficulties in the diagnosis of this disease, namely , late detection and misdiagnosis, as well as the fact that the pharmacogenic factor influences its course. …
Research on depression and the mechanism of action of antidepressants has led to several neurotransmitter hypotheses for the onset of depression. Of these, the catecholamine theory was subsequently most widespread. It is assumed that the cause of depression is…
Depression is a multifactorial condition that includes genetic, biochemical, psychological, hormonal, and social components. In dependence on the prevalence of one of the factors secrete endogenous, psychogenic, organic, somatogenic depression. There are also characteristic features that are…