To diagnose depression, tests are used to determine the severity of the symptoms of the disease. They fall into two categories: objective and projective. Projective tests measure responses to various stimuli,…
Various groups of antidepressants are prescribed to treat depression. They affect the activity of brain neurotransmitters - serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, GABA. When drugs are withdrawn , various mental and somatic disorders may appear . Unlike antipsychotic withdrawal disorders, antidepressant…
In the United States, psychiatrists distinguish three types of depression: major (major) depression, depressive disorder, and dysthymia. Major depression is characterized by severe manifestations of depression: depressed mood;decreased interest in life;loss-gain in weight; insomnia,…
The basis of any mental illness is a violation of the structure, activity of various areas of the brain, an imbalance of mediators or neurotransmitters . There are no functional mental illnesses. Therefore, the…
Patients with depression are evaluated using functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ). With depression, there are functional and structural abnormalities in the structures of the brain. Also in recent years, neuroimaging has been carried…
Peptides are protein molecules no more than 1 nm in size . They regulate cell metabolism, intercellular interactions. The interfering peptide interferes with the interaction between the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in the brain. It has antidepressant properties equal to…
Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat depression. But there are a number of points that limit their use. Elderly people have metabolic disorders, changes in receptors, and side effects associated with…
It is one of the variants of depressive disorders. In addition to anxiety, it is characterized by somatic, autonomic, neurosis-like symptoms. Patients suffer from: increased appetite;obesity;irritability;increased sensitivity to conflicts;frustrations;daily mood swings…
Depression is common after traumatic brain injury. The prevalence of depression after a year from the fact of traumatic brain injury is 33-42%, after 7 years - 61%. There is also a…
In the United States, about half a million people die from cancer. The diagnosis itself contributes to the emergence of sadness, disability, fear of death. Some chemotherapy drugs affect mood. In the terminal…