A condition which can originate from any of a wide variety of sources and is often characterized by aversion to activity, saddened or somber mood, and feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, guilt or restlessness.
Questions tagged [depression]
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Does Blue monday exist?
Blue Monday is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, it's a Monday in beginning of January. Several news pages reports about this.
"Blue Monday" said to be the most miserable day of the year
Monday, January 6, 2014, is what some…
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Do vitamin D supplements help against winter depression?
People like me who live in the northern part of the world, often get a bit depressed at this time of the year, when it's essentially dark when you leave for work and when you get home from work. This has been blamed on vitamin D deficiency.
Are…
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Is breath holding disadvantageous for mental or physical health?
These anxiety related sites recommend holding breath with regard to getting rid of depression:
http://www.mindbodytherapy.net/breath.html
There are three steps to full breathing: Inhalation (to a count of four); Retention/Holding (to a count of…
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Do antidepressants cause brain damage?
A friend two years ago read an online article that claims antidepressants cause brain damage. I don't know which one, but I imagine it was something like this.
Do antidepressants cause brain damage?
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Are gut bacteria a cause of depression?
Media from Belgium put out a far reaching article a couple of days ago claiming
Depression does not start in the brain, but in the intestines
Source: "Depressie ontstaat niet in het brein, maar in de darmen": zo groot is de invloed van uw darmen…
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Are suicide rates among millenials increasing?
Simon Sinek claims in this video (at about 9:40min) that the suicide rates and the accidental drug overdoses among young people from the so-called "millennial" generation are increasing at the moment. Is that true? Are there reliable statistics…
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Can SSRI make things worse in the long term or cause delayed depression?
I found these two articles that mention that taking SSRI for depression can actually make the depression worse.
Is it true? Can Tardive Dysphoria (delayed depression) be caused by…
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Does replacing sweet drinks with coffee make you less depressed?
According to a news report in The Register, people who drink coffee are substantially less at risk from depression than those who drink sweetened drinks. The article reports:
"Cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with…
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