Is Depression Hereditary? The Search for a Genetic Contribution to Depression
Genetics play a major role in many diseases and illnesses. From diabetes to high blood pressure there is a clear link between these illnesses and heredity. But is …
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Causes & Diagnosis
What’s normal and what’s not? Find out if you’re experiencing normal sadness or if you could be clinically depressed. Learn the facts on depression and other mood disorders including underlying causes, genetic factors and other medical reasons for depression. There is no shame in feeling depressed and depression can be cured by many different treatment methods.
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Is There a Depression Gene? - Insights into Gene Studies
Genes are the blueprints that code many of the processes in our bodies, including the regulation of brain chemicals that play a role in the …
The Causes of Clinical Depression - Insight Into Genetic, Psychological, Environmental and Medical Factors
Clinical depression is more than just the blues. It is a chronic and debilitating mental disorder that is believed to result from a …
Women and Depression: The Causes of Female Depression Explored
Some cases of depression only appear in women and are known to correspond with childbirth, menstruation, menopause or other hormone …
Causes of Depression: An Insight
Depression is one of the most common mood disorders. The condition has a biological basis, but is usually spurred by environmental triggers.
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
Psychologists have studied and learned much about the mental health and development of infants and young children. Most of this research …
Evolutionary Depression: Evolutionary Approaches to Depression
Depression is something of an evolutionary mystery. Such a dangerous disorder should have been weeded out by natural selection. That it …
What is the Monoamine Hypothesis of Depression?
Our understanding of the cause of depression and the treatments that are now offered have their basis in the monoamine hypothesis of …
Byetta Depression: Does Byetta Cause Depression?
Byetta is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but diabetes discussion boards have posited the idea that using Byetta causes depression. …
The Signs of Depression in Men
While they tend to be quiet about their symptoms, men do suffer from depression. Their symptoms differ from women and they may cope with …
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