The Strategic Importance of Democracy for Israel

I receive a daily selection of links to articles from the Israeli Hebrew press prepared by Americans for Peace Now (sign up at peacenow.org--the links are to articles in both English and Hebrew). So I have been witnessing an ongoing assault by the Israeli Right on the structures of democracy in Israel. The Zionist Left is as weak today in the Knesset as the white South African Left was in the parliament in the 1970s. Liberalism there consisted of the English-speaking press, and in the 1980s of a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as the Progressive Federal Party. The ruling National Party made parliament irrelevant by making other venues the focus of decision making in the National Security Management System. 

The Israeli Right, led by Israel Beitenu's Avigdor Leiberman, has gone after the Israeli NGOs and the Supreme Court. This was after they started over a year ago targeting Israel's Arab minority with the talk of mandatory loyalty oaths. For a discussion of how this is playing with Israeli Arabs see the two selections by Palestinians at Bitter Lemons.


They are now trying to pass laws designed to limit the amount of foreign funds that the NGOs can receive. They started out a couple of months ago by going after the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, which was an easier target. Now they are going after the NGOs and the Supreme Court. Because Israel lacks a constitution, but rather, substitutes for it a serious of "basic laws" passed by the Knesset, the Supreme Court is freer to craft its rulings without regard to actual text and constitutional history (much like the Warren Court in the U.S.). I can understand how this can be frustrating to the Right. At present there seems to be a battle taking place in the Right between Likud believers in European liberalism as supported by Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Menahem Begin, such as Dan Meridor, Benni Begin, and Reuven Rivlin and the Right outside of the Likud, which is based upon immigrants from the former Soviet Union and religious Jews. 

This could end up affecting more than Israel's domestic politics. Israel's status as the only real democracy in the Middle East is its last piece of strategic leverage in Washington among both parties. Previously Israel could rely on three things: first, sympathy with the Jewish state over the Holocaust; second, Israel's status as a reliable ally during the Cold War; and third, Israel's status as the only democracy in the region. It is now more than a generation--two generations--after the Holocaust and the horrors of that period have receded from a living memory to history. Since then there have been several more genocides: in Cambodia, in Bosnia, in Rwanda, and in Darfur. The Cold War has now been over for twenty years and in the new "global war on terror" Israel is as much a burden as an asset as an ally. This is a war fought mainly internally within the Arab world and the Muslim world for political dominance between fundamentalists and moderates. Israel is an asset for the fundamentalists as a scape goat for the backwardness of the societies involved. Thus, we are left with Israel's status as the only democracy in the region--which is also now under threat.

Over the last decade the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP in Turkish) in Turkey, has been fighting in the courts to remove the special privileges granted the military under the constitution. Under the constitution the Turkish military had the right to intervene to safeguard Turkey, much as the militaries in Latin America had that "duty" (at least in their own self-conception) until the 1980s. This has been a net benefit for democracy in Turkey. But at the same time the AKP has pursued a vendetta against the military in the courts. The AKP has used the conspiracy theory of the Ergenekon, a shadowy organization that may or may not exist, to justify an all-out attack on its enemies.

With the Israeli Right doing the same thing in Israel, it is hard to draw much distinction between Israel and Turkey in terms of the development of their democracies. This may not be so important in the Republican Party, where Israel is supported by Evangelical Protestants for religious reasons having to do with belief in the role of Jews in the second coming of Jesus. But among Democrats it makes a good deal of difference. Democratic legislators look to American Jews for their cues regarding Israel. As a majority of American Jews belong to denominations not officially recognized as Jewish in Israel such as Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reconstructionist Judaism--they are already alienated from the religious establishment in Israel. Now if the Right outlaws their ability to financially support organizations in Israel they will be further alienated. The Israeli Right risks alienating Israel not only from its only reliable ally, Washington, but from the most important Jewish community in the diaspora.

The CNN National Security Debate

I just finished watching the CNN-Heritage Foundation National Security Debate, the second foreign policy debate so far in this election cycle. I was most interested in seeing how the front runners performed: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. I thought that Romney outperformed his chief rival. Romney was cautious and played not to make any major errors as well as getting in subtle digs at his opponents. Newt was busy showing off and showing how smart he was--which left him open for attack from Michelle Bachmann and others for supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants. Romney said he was opposed to creating magnets for illegal immigration and he specifically mentioned in-state tuition rates for illegals. This was a subtle dig at Rick Perry.

Bachmann and Rick Santorum again had their moments as in the first foreign policy debate in SC about ten days ago. But neither has much chance of winning the nomination if polls are anything to go by. Huntsman also sounded intelligent, but he also is not going anywhere. Herman Cain sounded as ignorant as ever. In fact he sounds like a black male version of Sarah Palin--winging it and hoping to cover up his ignorance by his fervor.

Ron Paul is beginning to wear on me. He repeats the same things every time. His libertarian approach to foreign policy has some ideological appeal, but his claim that the Taliban just want to be left alone is a vast distortion of the historical record. The Taliban leadership invited Al-Qaeda into their country in the expectation that Bin-Ladin would attempt to carry out terrorist attacks against the West. Paul is just beginning to sound like Dennis Kusinich--he even looks like a taller version of him.

Go here for a very good critique of the debate looking at what was not asked. The article also ridicules Romney's pompous assures about keeping American military primacy and stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon's capability. As Pakistan demonstrated during the Reagan administration and North Korea demonstrated during the Clinton administration, if a country wants the bomb badly enough and is willing to pay the peace, it will get the bomb. Only Huntsman was willing to risk electoral oblivion to make this rather obvious point.

I look forward to the days after the South Carolina primary when the field begins to really thin out and it will be possible to only have three or four candidates up on the stage instead of eight, so that a real debate can be staged in which the candidates will have the opportunity of interacting with one another. In the past this occurred after the New Hampshire debate, but with the Republicans copying the Democrats and awarding delegates by percentage it will take the field longer to thin out this year.

Depression In Senior Citizens

It is not unusual for senior citizens to become depressed, and there are different ways to say when someone you know is stressed with this condition. Depression can be caused by more than a few things. It is important when you first notice the signs and symptoms to address the problem immediately. Choosing to ignore the signs of depression can lead to conditions that is far more serious and even life threatening.

Depression is a normal part of aging. But this is common in people over age 65 and symptoms of depression may be different for adults than for younger people.

American Academy of Family Physicians lists these common symptoms of depression in adults:

Losing interest in activities that were once enjoyed.

Feelings of sadness, numbness, worthlessness or guilt.

Suddenly crying for no reason, or crying regularly.

Feeling tired, slow, restless or irritable.

Sudden change in appetite or unexplained change in weight.

Changes in sleep patterns, including sleeping too much or sleep problems.

Difficulty remembering or intent, and making decisions.

As frequent headaches, backaches or digestive problems

Depression is a very serious situation that often goes undiagnosed and treated in the old. Many of the symptoms of someone slipping into depression are wrong for a normal part of getting old.

Also, depression has non-environmental causes. Brain damage, tumors and chemical imbalances can cause depression. Be alert that some instruction medicines can trigger depression.

Depression In Pregnancy

Depression is very general during pregnancy and delivery of mail. Thus, many people ignore this. Well, if Midland is reasonable, then it can not be taken lightly, but if the problem is too severe, then you should attend medical.

Many women face depression during pregnancy, particularly because there is upheaval and imbalance of hormones. And this leads to mood swings. There are many women who have this problem mostly because of doubt in the mind. Will have to think what will happen to the baby. Will have to think that if your baby is safe in the womb, and whether there would be nothing wrong with that.

The main tip is that depression after delivery is going to be there and is called postpartum depression. This will be changes in hormones and thus has the look of mood swings. In some cases it is seen that the problem will be so much that she can not even as a baby nurse or taking care of him.

And this condition is really frightening. This is because there are chances that people who get this kind of feelings may also attempt suicide. This can indeed be dangerous and should soon see a medical expert to solve this problem. Females who believe that their children are a problem, you should see a doctor soon.

Depression is a very common problem among many people. But when it occurs in new mothers is a serious matter indeed. Pregnancy brings many new things in life. The moment you know you are pregnant; you'll find so many new things that happen in your life, both physically and sensitively.

The most common thing that will come is beautiful stretch marks during pregnancy. Stretch marks during pregnancy appear buttocks, thighs, stomach, chest and even hands. 90% of all pregnant women will get them while they are pregnant. And thus in the sense that the pregnancy might have on looks may also create the impression that pregnancy is bad and this can guide to depression.

Depression can be careful as a quiet killer. It can create many problems in the life of someone. You need to find some natural way in which this problem can be sorted. Many women face depression during pregnancy, especially because there is upheaval and imbalance of hormones. And this leads to mood swings. You can see that the family supports new Mom in. And this will help her to face all blue that occur at the cost of the new birth that takes place in the home. This will give her good support.

TMS Depression Treatment

Depression is a medical confusion that affects body and mind. Depression affects how a person feels, thinks and act. Depression look like a rising health problem may be due to we life comfort living now a days.

Treatment of depression using antidepressants is controversial because they feel happy with the results of their treatment, and on the other hand others are disappointed and Kalin ineffectiveness of these antidepressants, which have been very patient.

Electroconvulsive therapy is trusted as an effective treatment for depression, but has side effects on memory and thus is not normally used. And patients with resistant cases of depression are awaiting new treatment end their suffering and misery. In 2009, FDA Approved Trancranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for depression for those cases resistant to win, do not benefit form classic antidepressants.

That Trancranial magnetic stimulation treatment approved for depression, it has its limitations, Trancranial magnetic stimulation will be helpful for patients who can not tolerate antidepressants and work with them. Treatment of depression with Tran cranial magnetic stimulation varies; some patients begin to feel better during the first week of treatment and others - not.

But the real benefit of  Trancranial magnetic stimulation as approved for the treatment of depression is that less side effects are. But on the other hand there is a risk of relapse that has not yet revealed. Also the treatment of depression through transcranial magnetic stimulation is still some problems with insurance coverage. But it is more likely to Tran cranial magnetic stimulation to obtain insurance coverage due to its effectiveness as an antidepressant treatment.

Warm fuzzies

Another anecdote about dismissing depression as irrelevant:

I attended a large healing ritual being orchestrated by a well-known practitioner at an interfaith conference.  Before the actual work began, she went to each participant and asked them what, if any, healing they were seeking for themselves or for people who could not be present.  Some had no need, but there were no small number of people needing help for issues large and small, ranging from muscle aches to serious cancer.  Then, she got to me.

"I suffer from depression," I told her.

"Oh, we'll take care of you at the end, during the 'warm fuzzies,'" she told me.

The ritual was conducted in several phases, with the participants collectively focusing prayer, will, and psychic/magical energies for the healing of various conditions, organized by general type.  It was an emotionally and physically grueling experience for everyone involved.

The "warm fuzzies" portion of the ritual was, it turned out, a group hug while collectively singing a whimsical song; only two or three of the attendees actually knew the words.  The group swayed in a rough approximation of time to the music.

Despite the fact that it destroys lives and even kills people, this nitwit decided that it could be cured with a group hug.

Ye gods.

Will Netanyahu Attack Iran?

Last week on one particular day the foreign policy and defense tollgate site Real Clear World featured two separate articles on Israel and Iran: one claiming that the former would attack the latter and the other the opposite. The case for attack consisted of reports of Israel Air Force aircraft practicing bombing attacks over Italy, statements by Israeli politicians, and the danger to Israel of Iran launching an out-of-the-blue nuclear missile attack on Israel. The case against consisted of the argument that Israel lacked sufficient aircraft to be able to thoroughly damage the extensive Iranian nuclear infrastructure--much of which is located underground--and thus any delay caused by bombing to the Iranian nuclear program would be temporary, the opposition of Washington to such attacks, and the likely blow-back damage that both Israel and the U.S. would suffer from Iranian revenge attacks. Will Netanyahu attack then? The truth is that I have no inside line into the psyche of the Israeli premier and even he probably does not know the final answer to that at the moment.

Bibi watchers are divided between those who see him merely as a shallow politician interested only in keeping his coalition together so that he can remain in power and those who see him as an ideologue interested in implementing neo-Revisionist Likud ideology. During his first term in office that meant stopping the Oslo process. During his second term that means keeping Israeli settlement activity going and weakening the peace process by destabilizing Israel's natural Palestinian partner, Mahmoud Abbas. When he ran for the premiership in January 2009 he made several statements about the dangers posed to Israel's future by Iran's nuclear project. The two politicians Netanyahu most admires surprisingly do not include Menahem Begin, the founder of the Likud's main component, Herut, or his successor Yitzhak Shamir. Instead he likes to quote Revisionist Zionism founder Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Winston Churchill. Jabotinsky warned in the interwar period of the dangers of a Holocaust among European Jewry even before Hitler had come to power in Germany. Churchill warned of the danger of Hitler to the international order and peace. For Netanyahu the Iranian leadership--personified by President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad--embodies both dangers. He is a personal threat to the survival of Jews living in Israel and a threat to the Middle East order.
  

Barack Obama has been content to try and stop the Iranian nuclear project through international nuclear sanctions. In this he has the support of Western Europe and the opposition of Russia and China--a more favorable situation than Bush faced vis a vis Iraq in 2002. Washington has also probably cooperated with covert Israeli efforts like the Stuxnet computer virus that reportedly destroyed several hundred Iranian centrifuges that were being used to enrich uranium. But Obama has resolutely opposed using force against Iran for good reason--the U.S. military is already overextended by wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the international economy is very weak. With so much tinder and kindling lying around in the form of bad debt in Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and the United States it does not do to play with matches.

So far Netanyahu has been content to warn Washington, support economic sanctions against Tehran, and support covert measures such as Stuxnet, possible sabotage or missile development sites, and assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. When Netanyahu contemplates Iran he should keep in mind that Churchill not only worried about the dangers of Bolshevism and supported Western intervention in the Russian Civil War in 1918-19, but he also came to support a balance of terror between the West and the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Part of growing up as a nation means learning to live with ambiguity and danger and knowing what one can change in one's environment and what one must learn to live with. Netanyahu's real role as a great Israeli politician might be to help Israel come to accept this as well.

Dismissing diagnoses of depression

Sometimes it's liberating to have a formal diagnosis of depression, or even to self-diagnose, because it can bring the symptoms into focus.  Depression is an illness that transcends the artificial barrier we place between mind and body; it begs for a single word that describes both concepts so as to avoid the idea that "it's in your head."

Of course, it is in your head.  Once, when I was explaining it to a friend, I said, "I know that if I make a conscious decision not to be paralyzed by this, it will happen.  I know that emotions drive physical reactions, and physical states likewise elicit emotions, like how smiling can make you feel happier and being happy can make you smile.  I know all these things, but it doesn't make it easier to decide to stop feeling this way."

Later, my friend said to me, "You're that way because you let it . . . whether you use the excuse of you can't help it or not, you control your mind and body, nobody else."

I don't disagree, but I found his position dismissive.  Yes, I control it all, but we have yet to determine exactly how depression controls me.  Why is it that understanding this concept isn't enough to cure me permanently?  I don't accept that I'm defeatist.  It's too pat an answer.

Rather, I suspect that some people are simply more susceptible to these kinds of physioemotional feedback loops than others.  There's got to be a reason, a cause.  I don't believe that anyone would choose -- even subconsciously -- to be miserable, any more than anyone would choose to be homosexual in a society that still largely disdains the practice of same-gender sexual gratification.

I don't talk about being depressed because I am weary of being dismissed as weak, or patronized because I am not strong, or sympathetically viewed as somehow flawed.  Whether or not a specific event precipitates a depressive episode, the depression is not representative of a lack of willpower.  I don't think I am alone in keeping to myself due to this widespread perception.

How to Find the best Depression Center

It is an understood fact that the right treatment center for depression can significantly impact the process of treating depression. If you get your depression cured and then need specialized treatment that addresses your individual needs and interests. All so called "universal treatment decisions are not likely to be successful at all. In fact, finding a good center of concern for the treatment of depression is not difficult and there are basically two parts to it. The first part is finding centers depression, which offers a holistic approach to defining depression. The second part is the chemical aspect of the treatment process.

In general, holistic centers for the treatment of depression tend to be more effective to help patients identify their depression. This is because the holistic approach that covers every aspect of a person's life, ranging from changes in diet, exercise more often and further consultation with the boundaries of the site. With such strong focus and care, depressed patients may be slowly nursed a normal and happy their self. Chemical aspect of the treatment centers to treat depression patients is extremely important as well. In recent times, has helped set up a number of anti depression medication and the results are star. Therefore, a good center for the treatment of depression should give such medicines or drugs as part of treatment for depression.

Whether you're planning to treat depression, problems in a Christian center for depression treatment center or hospital treatment of depression, there are some basics to be noted. For starters, confidentiality is required. People are nervous and nervous to make known their depression problems in one-on-one consultation session. As such, a good program for the treatment of depression should be discreet and not to disclose, and dedicated to patient information. The next time you need to ensure that program is aimed at treating the cause of your depression and depressive symptoms that are brought. Dealing with similar symptoms is the key to treatment success.

If you are a teenager to depression problems, then you will want to consider youth center for the treatment of depression. Otherwise, it is recommended that an adult residential treatment center for depression. Housing treatment center for depression is a place where a depressed person may seek comprehensive care as a moral support from support groups, psychological education, art, teaching life skills and cognitive behavioral therapy. The main thought behind residential treatment for depression is that depressed people should seek solace in a community of patients facing the same set of problems. Thus, they can share their problems together and help each other. Residential Treatment Center Sierra Tucson as experienced in the treatment of all types of depression

Tips for Helping a Depressed Friend

You're stressed, because your friend is depressing? Is your best friend going through a bad stage in your life? This is the hardest thing to see your depressed loved one. If your best friend suddenly stopped talking and socializing with people, and prefers to spend most of their time alone in his room and then all you need is to help manage with depression.

When a person is depressed, they often feel alone. And if things are taken care at the right time, then he may even try to commit suicide if they become seriously depressed. If you want to help your friend who is a victim of depression, then, here are some things you can do.

Educate yourself first

If you do not know much about depression, then you must first do some study to recognize dangerous symptoms and be able to offer assistance. Many times a victim himself knows that they are in a state of depression or usually trying to secrete everything in order and not to worry anyone. So, to manage with the situation perfectly, read more and more about this problem because it will help you understand why you’re loved one behaves the way they do.

Prove him that you care

When a person is depressed, he needs someone caring. Do not just go and start to ask "What is wrong with you?" or "Why do not you talk correctly these days?" or "Why do you sit in your room all the time?" This is not the correct way to handle a depressed person. Your questions might get on your nerves him and he can not share the problem with you, but for a cup of coffee or just walk and talk about general things to lighten his mood. This will not only make him feel care, but also to help him relax a little and feel happy.

Be a sympathetic listener

To make depressed person talking about their feelings or problems is the hardest thing. So if your friend begins to tell you why he is sad or depressed, no matter what the reason, never laugh at him or disapprove of him. This can only make the situation worse. Offer emotional support to him and encourage him politely to speak his heart.

After listening to all his difficulty, do not talk about negative things or give it a negative picture. Try to talk about positive things, and if possible, to offer some solutions to solve the problem that a friend is depressed.

Medical Help

If in the end nothing seems to work then it is better to seek medical attention for the same. You may have to work a little harder to encourage a friend to see a doctor because most victims of depression are prone to medical treatment done, thinking they are capable sufficient to deal with it, but it is your responsibility to compel his advice or prescription drugs to get out of depression.

Depression Test Information

This is a very helpful "implement" for a psychologist or other trained professional. There are many tests for depression. Some are improved than others; some just are not good at all. This is why it is important to know some essential characteristics of a good test. They must be designed by a psychologist in order to be valid. There is good quality reason. The psychologist is trained throughout his / her studies to do tests and make them as objective and as right as possible. 

This, in mixture with other good psychologist has knowledge is a requirement for valid and appropriate testing. Also much of each test, if not the most important is its score. Again, evaluation is best carried out by a professional.

Online you can find many tests; but, most of them are invalid. Therefore, they are void, not that they are of necessity wrong, but incomplete. One thing to doubt that is depressed and the other is to know if they are really depressed and to what extent.

If you or someone in your family scored "high" on some of these tests, do not jump into conclusions. You can make a meeting with a psychologist, and any doubts can be cleared at a meeting, or the treatment can start.

Sometimes the test may be very good, but is not appropriate for someone to take it. For example, tests that may very well able to notice depression in adults can be and usually is not appropriate for children and it can lead to misdiagnosis.

Depression is also a test for women and men is not the same, because one does not usually depressed as depressed woman. Of course, there are some common symptoms, but the fact is that the test of depression must be suitable for a person.

The most important thing to remember when doing a test is that even if this particular test is a good and valid test is not sufficient for diagnosis.

In end, the test is very useful and should be done by people who suspect they might be depressed. If the result is positive, you must go to your doctor.

He will make sure you do not take any medication whose side effects can mimic the symptoms of depression. Also, if a physical disease that can guide to symptoms of depression should go to a psychologist.

When doing test always remembers that the test is only a first step to proper diagnosis and possible treatment. As you keep this in mind tests for depression, you can do as much as you want.

How to end Depression Naturally

There are lots of treatments for depression. The majority of people choose to consult doctors to treat depression. They prescribe anti-depressant drugs, which in most cases the situation is worse than to give you relief from the situation.

You can choose for natural methods, as it helps to deal successfully with the symptoms of depression. However, before opting for a natural treatment, it is essential to consult your doctor about it. This will help make sure that this treatment will not interfere in the way of other treatments or medicines that are already taking.

This will provide some important guidelines that will help you stop depression naturally:

The most important feature that you think is to take proper care of your body. For this you need to consider some important aspects, such as taking a balanced diet and regular exercise. This is very necessary to get sufficient rest for the body, which is only possible if you sleep properly and follows a regular schedule.

 You should avoid taking caffeine and alcohol. If you do not take enough food, then you should opt for taking multi-vitamins regularly.

An additional great option is to use different methods to help manage stress such as thought, yoga and time management, as stress can cause depression.

You can also choose to listen to music, socializing with friends or participate in some sports activities. This will help you get out of the state of depression and also change your mood.

Apart from these, you can also choose to join a support group in your area. This support group will help you discuss your problems with people facing the same problem. There are two contributions to the accession of the support group. They are finding a possible solution to the problem and feel that not only individual with a problem which in turn motivates you to get out of it.

Try to take all the unenthusiastic thoughts from your mind and develop a positive attitude towards life.

Herbal remedies are also available and can be taken to treat depression. Herbal supplements are also available, which should be taken only after consulting your doctor. They are very helpful in managing depression.

Teen Depression can also be treated naturally, as preferred methods, herbal medicines, meditation, communication with family members and friends. You should also choose for a healthy lifestyle practices such as regular exercise, mediation, proper sleep, balanced diet.

Depression in Women

Depression is the most general disease affecting a large number of women worldwide. Women are at high risk of getting depression than men. There are many reasons women are more prone to depression than men. They contain hormones, social pressures, abused physically and mentally and emotionally sensitive. In most cases, women are unaware that they suffer from depression and did not choose to take proper treatment for him. Signs of depression in men and women are almost similar and the only difference is in the case of women, it happens more frequently and clearly visible. Different types of depression that are seen in women include overexcited depression, postpartum depression and bipolar depression. There are some common physical symptoms of depression in women. They include:

   1. Weigh loss or weight gain
   2. Tired feeling or sense of helplessness
   3. Eating and sleeping more than is usually done
   4. Low power consumption
   5. Be short of of appetite
   6. Morbid thoughts
   7. Lack of concentration
   8. Feeling of loneliness

Different studies have been conducted and it was found that a complex relationship between hormones and women. When these hormone levels are different, this leads too many changes, such as fatigue, mood swings and irritability, are common symptoms of depression. Many studies have also been undertaken recently to understand the link between depression in women and the role of various psychological and physical problems. You can easily identify it if you keep track of your mood before and during menstruation. This will help you check whether you are suffering from this type of depression and to take appropriate measures to cure it. Women face depression at least once in your life. Some of the face during pregnancy or after it. Some other faces during menopause, because there is a connection between menopause and depression. There are various websites that offer information about depression in women, its causes, symptoms and effective methods for treating depression. You should consult a physician or choose for counseling session. Besides these, you can join a support group and discuss their problems with people facing the same problem. Adoption of different methods for creating awareness about depression in women and the need for timely detection and treatment. The details mentioned above will provide you with information about depression in women, its symptoms and treatment.

What Diet You Should During Depression?

Depression is a sickness that stops the man to lead a normal life. This affects the physical and mental health. One of the major symptoms of depression, weight loss and sleeplessness. So diet during the depression is a major concern, which can improve the physical situation of depression a person to some extent. It is correctly said that the food and mood are related to each other. For a depressed person, proper nutrition plays a vital role in reducing the level of his depression.

Foods to avoid: depressed person should avoid sugar, sucrose, coffee, caffeine, milk or dairy products, excessive intake of junk food, processed food, cigarettes, alcohol, meat, fish and eggs

Food to eat: One of the main causes of depression is poor nutrition or bad nutrition. So a healthy diet is necessary for the depressed person. He / she must diet that is rich in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, beta-carotene and protein. Studies show that, during the depression free radicals in the brain are damaged. So a depressed person should receive food that is high in antioxidants such as antioxidants, reducing the destructive effect of free radicals.

Vegetables and fruits rich in carbohydrates are good for every human being. This is the same for depressed persons. Minimum amount of cholesterol and fats should be taken, depending on physical condition and behavior of the person.

Food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids is very healthy for depressed persons. Chia, walnuts, fish oil, which is provided for this purpose.

Brown rice, wheat germ, potatoes, broccoli, peppers, whole grain oats, cabbage, blueberries, strawberries, margarine, tomatoes, etc. should be taken regularly. All are rich in vitamins that are struggling to reduce the effects of free radicals.

Soya beans and soy products, seeds, cereals, yogurt, peas, which are enriched in proteins are very good diet. Protein foods should be taken again and again, which will help the depressed person to rise to his / her energy level and thus refresh himself / herself.

Since depression is a medical condition, it can affect every child, teenager or young adult. Doctors prescribe medical treatment and dietary changes that will improve the mental image of depressed person. For example, antidepressants are prescribed for teen depression. But more than drugs, depressed person needs love and care from near and dear ones.

Winning The Battle Against Depression Symptoms

Damage to feelings of sadness, nervousness and frustration are all living experience. We feel dissatisfaction after failure or sorrow after separation or loss.

Depression symptoms are feelings that can take any one at some point in time. To be able to manage and overcome depression, you must first recognize the reasons for the symptoms of depression and overcome these unhealthy emotions or thoughts.

These harmful feelings are regular and do not affect significantly our ability to meet our daily obligations. You can even say that it is also helpful to the extent that they help us much better understand some of our weaknesses.

When sorrow, instead of decreasing the time it becomes much more intense and lasts much longer than two weeks and interfere with the regular activities of our lives such as work, diet, sleep and our close relationship, then it is likely suffering from depressive disorders and need the support of a specialist to deal with it.

Sorrow can teach us so that we can stand adversity, which may arise later in life in a dynamic way. Insights arising from a bad experience help us to make an effort to change in order to avoid future adverse effects of immature behavior.

The main defining characteristic of depressive symptoms, not the presence of negative feelings, but the intensity of the severity and duration of time.

To understand the severe depression of any more, let's find a variety of symptoms that a person can experience when he or she has a depressive disorder. Here they are:

1. Recreate of interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities
2. Sometimes thoughts of death and suicide
3. Stress, anxiety, indecisiveness
4. Loss of energy and fatigue
5. A more or less appetite for food
6. Mood, most of the day virtually every day
7. Trends isolation, social withdrawal
8. Frustration, indifference
9. Many more or much less sleep

10. Continuing sorrow
11. Loss of interest in the search for erotic partner or sex.
12. Concerns and pessimism about the future.

13. Feelings of guilt.

Lonely and Depressed. What Should I Do?

There is not anything that feels not as good as sometimes than to be lonely and depressed at the same time. frequently, loneliness rather to facilitate the depression, although this is a fact that many people who have mild to moderate depression, tend to cut off themselves from others, create their own lonely situation. Sometimes it is not easy to know what causes the other sense, but there are some simple, practical steps you can take to help deal with some of the issues of loneliness and depression

If you are critically clinically depressed, in which case you should see a doctor for help, you can make a few adjustments in your life that can help significantly. The most important thing is to give something to look forward, which is stable and comforting during this time to feel lonely and depressed. One of the best ways to do this is to make life unsurprising schedule for a month. Sometimes scheduling your life around some personal positive results within a specified period of time can really add a lift in their lives and to help with the negative feelings you experience. Here's where to start:

Establish a pattern of sleep

Make the choice to go to bed before midnight every night for a month - you know that every hour of sleep before midnight is worth 2 hours of sleep after midnight? Try to establish a routine for your body, such as bed and while getting out of bed the same time each day, whether you feel like it or not. This will help your body and mind to adapt to a positive cycle of rest and sleep.

Eat well

Eat at least two well-balanced meals a day. Although you can eat three times a day, make sure that two of the three are nutritionally well balanced. Breakfast and another meal as a whole are most important to get the necessary nutrients.

Exercise

Add an exercise routine to his week - even if you've never exercised before in my life, start now! If this is just a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood or local school track or indoor mall, do it at least 4 times each week. Walk more if you feel like it.

Quit thinking only about yourself

Do a random act of kindness for someone each day - Think of someone other than yourself every single day! Perhaps your colleagues need some help, or perhaps an elderly person needs to lift the grocery store or maybe your neighbor is sick and needs food for dinner. Send a card to say "Good job!" or any time to change back. Do something, however small, that promoted by someone else. At the end of the month will be endowed with 30 other random act of kindness!

Start a hobby

Choose a hobby, to engage in throughout the month - even if you do not really do anything, choose something. Maybe you want to learn Spanish or gardening. Perhaps you would like to bowl or to learn calligraphy. Take a class or join a group or join a gym. It really does not matter, but find something that interests and to engage in it at least once a week for one month.

Dinner with someone

Ask one person to eat at least once a week - Whether it is family, friend, colleague or casual acquaintance with whom you have never taken the time to know, ask them to eat lunch or dinner with you. This in itself can help you if you are lonely and depressed.

Make these simple choices at the beginning of 30 days and not deter them. Even if you are lonely and depressed, do not allow yourself to be passive. This is only for 30 days! You'll be surprised how you feel at the end of changes in your life. You will take advantage of feeling better, looking better and perhaps even help someone else in the process. Many times, by helping others we help ourselves.

Depression: Recognizing the Physical Symptoms

Depression: Recognizing the Physical Symptoms

Hmm, I've never thought about this before, but the sheer amount of muscle ache I've experienced in the past few days made me wonder.

Depression – How it affects sex and relationships

Depression harmfully affects every aspect of our lives, plus our relationship - when one partner is depressed, the relationship can experience poorly. This is a great shame because a good relationship is very therapeutic for someone with depression. When we are short we need love, support and nearness more than ever - even if we are not good in this show.

What is likely to happen if your partner is depressed?

Depressed people usually feel withdrawn. They do not feel they can raise enough energy to pursue their normal routine, do things with family or even notice when their partners are careful.

This can quickly lead to non-depressed partner feeling that he or she is in the way, unwanted or unloved. It can be easy to misinterpret the low moods such as hostility, or as evidence that the depressed person wants the relationship.

Frankly, it's really hard to remain calm and confident when you have that you know is acting weird and seems so unhappy. So if you find your partner depressed real pain, try to get the heart from the fact that it is natural.

As a partner of the depressed person is very difficult.

So even if you are at the end of your wits, because your loved one has lost the ability to concentrate on what you say, or to raise a smile or appreciate some of the best moments in life, try to accept that All these things are part of the disease.

Sex and productivity

We do not know enough about the chemical changes that occur in the brain during depression and little research has been done on how these changes affect sex.

From a clinical perspective, however, it is clear that depressive illness tends to affect all bodily systems, dislocating them and often delayed.

This effect is most pronounced in terms of sleep, which is always interference.

But there may be adverse effects on any activity that requires enthusiasm, spontaneity and coordination - and that includes sex.

So many people who are depressed tend to lose interest in sex.

It is true that this is not always so depressed and some people have managed to maintain a normal sex life - sometimes even found that sex is the only thing that gives them comfort and reassurance.

In men, the total attenuation of brain activity causes fatigue and hopelessness, which may be associated with loss of libido and erection problems.
In women, this reduced activity of the brain tends to be associated with lack of interest in sex, and often with difficulty reaching orgasm.

All these problems tend to decrease as depressive illness gets better. Indeed, renewed interest in sex can be the first signs of recovery.

Sex and antidepressants

This is not just a disease that affects the sexual life of a person - antidepressant drugs like Prozac can interfere with sexual function.

One of the most common side effects is interference in the process of orgasm, so it is delayed or not happen at all.

If this happens - and you tend to have and enjoy sex, you should ask your doctor about changing medications.
How depressed people can help themselves and their relationship

Some days will seem better than others. On your better days, trying to make an effort to show love and appreciation for your partner.

Try to go for a walk every day, preferably with your partner. Walking not only out of pure air, which will give you a bit of a lift, but like other forms of exercise releases endorphins in the brain. These are "happy" chemicals that quickly raise your mood. And there is increasing evidence to suggest that exercise can be as good for combating depression as any antidepressant.

Even on my worst day, try to notice the happy moments as a bird singing or new flowers blooming in your garden. Try to train yourself to notice three of those heart warming moments of the day.

May consist of an odd relationship with food while you are depressed (you could have a small appetite or comfort eating constantly), but try to eat five pieces of fruit a day. It's a caring thing to do for yourself is good for physical and mental health.

Listen to music that is important to you.

Have faith that depression will pass and you will enjoy life again.

Even if you do not feel like a complete sex made efforts to have a hug. If you are worried that cuddling will project full sex when they want it, just tell your partner that you do not feel like having sex, but that really would like to cuddle. If you do this, you feel much better. Touch and proximity can keep the relationship intact.

How to help a depressed partner

Do not say that you understand what goes through your partner. You do not. Instead of saying "I do not know exactly how you feel, but I'm trying very hard to understand and help."

Many people who are depressed, lose interest in sex. Try to remember that this loss of interest probably is not personal but related to the disease.

Do not despair. Some days you will feel your love for your partner does not seem to make no difference to them at all. But hang there. Your love and continuous support should be of great help in convincing your partner to his or her value.

Whether encourage your partner to get all the professional help. Nowadays there are plenty of alternatives to antidepressants. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), for example, becomes more readily available to the NHS. Many GP practices can also provide CBT with Internet programs. They may have good effect very quickly, in many cases.

Try to act as if your partner is recovering from a serious physical illness or surgery. Give a lot of tender loving care. But do not expect to be improved quickly.

Do something nice for yourself. Is about a depressed person is very draining, so be sure to take care of yourself. Have some time alone, or get a movie or to see friends. Depressed people often want to stay home and do nothing, but if you do this, you will get terribly sick.

Remember that this period in your life will pass and that your partner is the same person under depression, he or she was before.

Try to take some classes together. Most depressed people feel improvement in their souls, if they do something active. And doing something that will increase heart rate - such as sports or dancing - can help you too.

Teen Depression And Teen Depression Symptoms

Teen depression is something that has become more common in homes every year, despite all the advances in other areas of our lives, it seems that teenagers are still likely to feel depressed with their lives. As a parent, this is very disturbing. Signs of clinical depression can have terrible consequences if they are not treated quickly enough.

Statistics shows that in eight teens suffer from depression, and what is worse is that most of these teens just go by themselves, without any kind of help. They just, Äúsurvive "this phase until they are adults.

Why did this happen? According to a report in 2002 from the University, "Brown", it was found that parents (even those who have excellent communication with their sons and daughters) can not recognize the symptoms of teen depression. It is important then to know these symptoms and find the best way to help our children.

Teen Depression Symptoms

To operate, one must first know the symptoms of depression in teenagers. You should be alert for signs of sadness, despair, hopelessness or lack of interest in everything, monitor your child and listen to how he / she is. Depressed teens are also very irritable and impatient and they just seem to get into trouble with siblings, parents, authority figures and others.

Sometimes, depression is expressed in the way of physical symptoms such as muscle aches, headache, insomnia, increased or decreased appetite and weight. If you can not tell from the way they express it is a good way to start noticing any symptom.

In general, you will notice they are far Äúfading, the African Union not as interested in anything missing classes, dropping out of sport, loneliness, etc.

Teen depression

Treatment for teen depression differs from adult depression. The main difference is that at their age, they are not fully developed emotional and mental tools to go through this phase of their own. Of course, there may be exceptions, but most teenagers simply can not resist depression and learn how to deal with it. That is why they resort to EN to drugs, alcohol and dangerous activities.

You need to avoid failure, recognizing teen depression, the problem is the most important step because this is the first step that will cure a child of this disease (yes, this is a disease like diabetes). After recognizing the problem and do something instead of blaming someone or something else, the next step is to talk to your child with professionals while respecting his / her status as a discreet and understanding.

There are schools that have a counselor for these types of problem, but if your child wants to go to school counseling psychologist might be a good help to combat teen depression. They are experienced people who know how to effectively treat your child while you will guide you on what to do as a parent. In these cases, sometimes medication is recommended, although it may be seen as a large and rapid response to the problem, talk to your doctor about any side effects and alternative treatments.

How to Analyze Depression

Depression is an illness. It is not only the mind. This is not an imaginary disease. It is a real illness that requires diagnosis. Therefore, a person who doubts himself or herself of depression should undergo a test for depression, to confirm the presence of disorder. Finally, depression is like any other disease that requires treatment.

Practitioners and mental health experts typically conduct a few tests for depression, to diagnose whether the patient suffers from depression or just have other medical conditions that exhibit symptoms similar to that of depression. Physical, laboratory and other studies are included in the evaluation of the patient away from the depression test. However, the main tool for the diagnosis of depression is through the experience of the person concerned of symptoms.

Mental health professionals as a whole to create a tool for assessment of depression. This instrument consists of questions relating to symptoms of depression. He tries to cause symptoms are experienced by the person seeking for mental health care. A person who is or experience five or more symptoms for two weeks or more is considered depressed. The following symptoms of depression included in the tool that is used to treat depression test.

1. Loss of appetite leading to weight loss
2. Nutrition, which leads to weight gain
3. Insomnia or difficulty sleeping during sleep time
4. Hypersomnia or uspivaneto during waking hours
5. Feeling of worthlessness
6. Feelings of helplessness
7. Sense of hopelessness
8. Feeling too much wine
9. Lack of energy and always feeling tired
10. Losing interest in previously enjoyed activities
11. Problem of concentration or focus
12. Difficulty in making decisions or remembering trivial details
13. Frequent thoughts of suicide
14. Restless, irritable or aggressive

The above symptoms can be assessed during the Depression Test. However, to exclude other medical conditions, primarily by other diagnostic tests.

Other tests conducted to ensure that the patient is not suffering from other diseases include blood tests, CT scans or MRI, electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram. Blood tests are done to verify that the symptoms manifested by the patient are not caused by disease or imbalance of thyroid hormones. Another component of depression tests radiology studies such as CT and MRI. They are used to confirm the presence of brain tumor. Furthermore, the electrocardiogram is used to test the presence of heart condition that could have caused symptoms or depressive disorders. Finally, the electroencephalogram is used to evaluate changes or abnormalities in the brain of the person concerned. All these diagnostic tests are carried out with the depression test. But then again, these studies are intended to exclude other diseases, not just to diagnose depression in themselves.

In fact, depression is a serious disease. This can lead to functional and social disability of the person concerned. In fact, it is one of the most common causes of death today. Therefore, as soon as possible a person suspected of depression should be submitted / test for yourself and treat depression. Depression test is a reliable test for diagnosis of depression. However, the test result depression should be examined by medical or mental health expert to ensure that the diagnosis is accurate.

Depression - In Men

Male depression is just as frequently as female depression, but it does not appear so, because very few people speak or agree that they have depression. So most men with depression go undiagnosed and untreated. And this is very risky because people who commit suicide were depressed and 75% - 80% of all people who commit suicide in the U.S. are men. It positively makes you wonder if you could have reduced that number if I just was more observant of symptoms of depression in this friend who knew or loved one who has dedicated suicide.

If you are someone who reads this and you think you may have symptoms of depression, go for diagnosis and begin treatment immediately. Untreated depression can have devastating consequences.

Depression is nothing to be ashamed, this is just another disease such as pneumonia or another disease that can recover from.

Why depression in men go Undiagnosed

Failure to recognize symptoms of depression

The weakening of the signs and symptoms

It is open to discuss those symptoms of depression

Resistance to treatment due to fear of stigma of depression will result.

Signs and symptoms of depression in men

Men and women experience depression differently, the reasons are probably because men use different ways, both healthy and unhealthy to cope with their depression. And for women, the difference may be due to a combination of factors such as brain chemicals, hormones and life experience. There are some signs and symptoms that are common to both male and female depression, feeling blue, or failure to receive pleasure from activities they once enjoyed, but there are symptoms, almost unique to men. They include:

Behavior of depression run - spend too much time at work or other activities such as sports

Abuse of alcohol or substances

Inappropriate anger

Controlling, violent or abusive behavior

Risky behaviors such as reckless driving

Cheating or unhealthy sexual relationships

Male depression and suicide

Although more women attempt suicide than men, more men are actually successful with it, this could be because they do not talk about suicide as women, they act faster than their suicidal thoughts and to use more lethal means, such as guns.

If you have men and seriously thinking about suicide or know someone who is, please get help immediately. Call 911 or your local emergency number. But if you're just feeling suicidal, try to get help for yourself:

Reaching close friend or loved one and share their feelings. If your friend or loved one loves you, he or she will tend to help, not judge you.

Make appointment with your doctor.

Talk to your doctor about the symptoms, he or she will refer you to a provider of mental health.

Get the help you need

Depression is a disease, illness, something beyond your control. So recognize that you are ill, not a sign of weakness, but the first step to heal and be yourself again. If you have symptoms of depression, go see your doctor and be diagnosed now, so you can start treatment. If you can keep it as undermining their feelings, or to dull from drinking too much alcohol or any other behavior runs, your symptoms will persist and even worsen. And when that happens, it will make you and your family miserable and to make every aspect of your life upside down. If you think you have depression, talk to your doctor, he or she will refer you to professional mental health provider who can give you advice about the disease.

How to know when you have depression

Depression is a disease that affects the entire body. This changes the way we eat, sleep, and communicate our daily business. Depression is a disease that many people have trouble recognizing. Some people see it as lack willpower, personal weakness or laziness, but this is simply not true. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain, which can be diagnosed, treated and overcome, but first the patient must recognize the problem. So how does a person know if they suffer from depression?

Changes in Behavior
Changes in behavior will affect the negative emotions you experience. Feeling uncomfortable in social situations is a common problem, you may have no desire to interact and spend more time alone and isolated. There may be a dramatic change in their eating habits or eating much more or much less. Loss of sexual desire is common and associated with anxiety in social and personal situations. Neglect of personal appearance and hygiene can occur, and neglect of cleanliness of your home. Since depression is manifested in lack of productivity, it is not uncommon for household chores, to suffer as a result.

Changes in Thinking

If you work or school, you may find it more difficult to concentrate and make decisions. Many of those suffering from depression report difficulties in processing information and problems with short-term memory. Being overly critical of your work and your ability, and excessive guilt are also common symptoms. In the extreme, a person can have self-destructive thoughts and tendencies.

Changes in Physicality
Negative emotions have a direct effect on the body. A person suffering from depression may suffer from chronic fatigue, even if they sleep more than usual. Insomnia is a common symptom. Failure to turn your thoughts results in person awake for hours unable to sleep, but can not do anything about it. Some sufferers that they sleep more than usual, sometimes spend most the day in bed, but still feel exhausted. Back pain, body aches and intense headaches are also often as a dramatic change in diet.

Treating the Problem

If you think you may be suffering from depression, it is vital that you talk to your doctor about this. Your doctor will be able to say that you are suffering from depression just by looking at you. Many people believe that treatment would be futile in their condition, but treatment is usually very effective and can help alleviate the condition.

There are many treatments that can help by advising medicines. For mild to moderate depression, counseling can be a very good method of treatment. Psychotherapy will include a discussion with a trained counselor about your situation. This may involve talking about your beliefs, your past and your relationships. Everything you talk about the wizard, of course, will be held in strictest confidence.

Most Common Causes Of Depression

There is a special reason for depression. However, it has been confirmed by our medical experts that exactly true cause of depression is biological and medical in nature. It is estimated that there are three major factors in contributing to clinical depression. These three aspects are: psychological, biological and environmental. How and why it causes depression will be the main problem of this article. The three most common causes of depression will be dealt with in separate ways.

Psychological factors 

The most common psychological factors are those arising from our own minds. For example, men are believed to be stronger than women, this is why they talk about their problems, but in reality, men get hurt, and hurt the inside as well.

Whenever a person is unable to speak freely, all thoughts will be kept in his mind, and that will be of great weight to the face. Personal dilemmas, stressful situations and unbearable circumstances spiral out of control are very stimulating the mind of man. However, the psychological factor research proves nothing. This only shows how consciousness affects our emotions.

Environmental factors

The most difficult of all situations where you have to solve the weights and still no help. Lack of support from family can also be considered to be the cause of depression. In the U.S., most people are very independent, they often solve problems by themselves, not to ask anyone for help. Thus, people become very stressed and worried.

Other environmental factors will include the time. Studies show that in places where there is less sunlight, people usually suffer from depression. This is because serotonin - a neurotransmitter, changes levels. Again, the environmental factor is not a proven fact by medical experts.

Biological factors

Biological factor comes last and is the only cause of depression by scientists and experts. They say the body's emotions are governed by three leading neurotransmitters, and these are: serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. If any of the levels of these neurotransmitters is changed, then it is now cause for depression.

So if you think you are depressed, you should tell your doctor immediately. There are numerous depression treatments out there just have to choose one that best fits you. These procedures will hopefully make you enjoy life again, and the sooner you get treatment, the sooner you will feel better.
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Definition Of Depression

Depression has many meanings in different fields such as meteorology, geography and economics. No mention of them in this article, we simply talk of depression in the field of psychiatry and psychology.

Definition of Depression

Depression is a mental disorder, repenting loss of pleasure or interest, feelings of low selfesteem or guitly, depressed mood, appetite and disturbed sleep, lack of concentration or low energy. They could become recurrent or chronic, leading to significant damage to a person's ability to take regular responsibilities. In the worst cases, depression can lead to tragic death or suicide.

Definition of Depression

In psychiatry and psychology fields depression applies to both chronic and severe pathological or expected level of feeling of helplessness, sadness, loss of pleasure or interest and other related behavior and emotions.

Definition of Depression

Disease, including mood, thoughts and body, affecting the way a person eats and sleeps, a way to feel for another, and think about things. Someone who develops depression disorder, is not to be able to just pull him / herself together and get better. And no anytreatment symptoms may continue for a period of time, weeks, months and even years. However, appropriate treatment can help people almost to escape from depression.

Definition of Depression

Mental states characterized by feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and loss of interest that are experienced by all people. They are clinical (some kind of mental illness) if they are severe and prolonged, but not in proportion to any identifiable trigger.

Definition of Depression

Depression or depressed mood refers to feeling sad, depressed, hopeless and helpless. In the traditional conversation, it is synonymous with "sad".

Types of Depression

As you are now aware of depression, then the next question comes to mind is "what type or types of depression are there?" Depression has many types, so you know, depression is only the beginning. These species are sometimes distinguished by their duration, prevalent features and severity of symptoms. Although there a number of types of depression we can still try to categorize the most popular species. Most of these species are determined by Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), American Psychiatric Association publication that describes the standard criteria for various psychiatric disorders.

Here is the list of possible types of depression and detail of each will be discussed later in this post.

Major depressive disorder
Dysthymic disorder
Manic Depression
Post birth depression
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Anxiety Depression
Atypical Depression
Chronic depression
Double Depression
Endogenous depression
Situational Depression or Reactive Depression
Agitated depression
Psychotic Depression
Melancholic depression
Catatonic depression

Major depressive disorder:

Major depressive disorder, sometimes referred to as major depression or clinical depression or unipolar depression, even the most serious type of depression, the number of its symptoms and their severity. Significant individual differences are there, but many of them are very common. Symptoms of major depressive episode last most of the day repeated every day for at least two weeks. It deals with a depressed mood or significant reduction of interest or pleasure in all or most activities. Additional symptoms may include significant weight loss / gain or increase / decrease in appetite, sleep problems, changes in movement associated with mental stress, fatigue or loss of energy, feeling worthless for any reason, difficulties in making decision by a lack of concentration and thinking. Extreme situation can be repeated thoughts about death or suicide or planning for it. If a person is observed in most of these symptoms for more than two-week period, they can be diagnosed with major depressive disorder.

Dysthymic disorder:

Dysthymic disorder is also known as simply dysthymia. Dysthymia (pronounced Dis-hip-me-uh) comes from Greek roots dys, meaning "sick" or "bad" and thymia, which means "mind" or "emotion." Dysthymic disorder is low to moderate level of depression that lasts at least two years and often longer. Its symptoms are less severe than major depression, but because of their durability and resistant to treatment seems to matter. Dysthymic patients often develop severe depression at some point during their depression.

Manic Depression:

Manic depression, also known as Bipoler disorder includes periods of depression and mania. These two countries each cycle more quickly, or a state (mania) may be no depressive episodes. (In case if youd do not know about MANIA Mania is a medical condition in which patients suffer severely elevated mood throughout. It is usually associated with mood changes when the patient goes through an extremely elevated mood or happy at the same time at other times you may feel depressed). Manic episodes may consist of constantly elevated or irritable mood, which is very level and can continue to be at least equivalent to one week. This depression is dealing with high and low mood that alongwith other significant symptoms not present in other depressions.

Depression after delivery:
 
Depression after the birth occurs after the baby. Depressive symptoms usually begin within four weeks of birth and is variable in length and severety. The cycle of pregnancy brings many harmonal changes or changes in body wormen. Mood is severly affected by these dramatic and rapid changes. This is known as "baby blues." Postpartum depression may be more than just a case of the blues, however. It can vary from mild symptoms that disappear without treatment all the way to postpartum psychosis, which is not treated, may be responsible for the tragic murders of children.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD):

Depressive disorder type, which is symbolized by episodes of severe depression at certain times of the year. It can be any winter or fall, it does not matter. So, if someone experiences depression, lethargy, weight gain and cravings for carbohydrates during the winter months, but feel better as soon as spring returns, then one can be diagonized of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD ).

Anxiety Depression:

This is fundamentally different from depression and some addition to depression. In this case, the individual also shows signs of anxiety along with depression symptoms. Depression plus Anxiety creates another category of depression, simply defined as anxiety depression.

Atypical depression:

Atypical depression is slightly different from major depression and various mood swings do react to positive developments in the vicinity. People who suffer atypical depression believe that outside events control their mood. It can boast, attention or success. This depression can last a long time or forever, so it can be said is also a type of dysthymia. Symptoms of atypical depression, fatigue, uspivaneto, overeating and weight gain.

Chronic depression:

It is basically a case of severe depression when symptoms appear consistently at least two years.
Double depression:

If a person has severe depression episode with dysthymia, then these two depressions him / her in the category of double depression.

Endogenous depression:

This is a special type of depression, because in the form of depression for no apparent symptoms. As something that comes from inside the body and this is why the name Das endogenous depression.
Situation or reactive depression:

Situation or reactive depression is a major adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Some specific situation or event is presented for major depressive victims. But technically not a severe depression because it is only a temporary response to an event or situation. It can be removed very soon after that event or situation becomes obsolete or loses its affect. For example, if someone loses his / her job, then a temporary depression would come over to him / her as soon buat as the work is again this depression is no longer there, so can not fall into the category of major depressive disorder and thus enter into the situation or category of reactive depression.

Agitated depression:

Type of major depressive disorder, characterized by excitement as physical and emotional anxiety, irritability and insomnia, which is the opposite of many depressed individuals who have low energy and feel physically and mentally slow.

Psychotic Depression:

This kind of depression when the patient shows symptoms that are psychotic in nature. Symptoms are fake and unbelievable. If an individual is hearing a strange voice and false believes that then associated with depression may be called as Psychotic.

Melancholic depression:

Melancholic depression is a severe type of depression. The individual may lose pleasure in each routine and slowly in response to temporary positive developments in the vicinity.

Catatonic depression:

It is also a type of severe depression and is identified by excessive movement (purposeless), high resistance to instructions / suggestions, loss of voluntary movement and inability to react to the environment and inadequate voluntary movements and involuntary repetition of words of someone meaninglessly.

Oh, those crazy backslides

I started this blog to explore ways that people have used to help themselves or others with depression, and to discuss the experience of depression; my primary qualification being that I've suffered from it myself and emerged from its grip.

What a nice memory . . . it was nice being a person who could regard it in the past tense.

Sliding back into depression, crawling out, down and up and down again, is exhausting.  Knowing that the feeling of powerlessness can be changed in an instant by simply changing one's mind is no solace if you simply can't do it.

Depression stinks.

The Tories Prove that Northern Ireland is Different

Dervla Murphy, the Irish travel writer, entitled her 1970s travel book on Northern Ireland A Place Apart. I have long contended that one of the main things that sets it apart from both the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain is its party system. Until the simultaneous collapse of the Irish economy and Fianna Fail last year, no Northern Irish party had ever been more than a minor party in Ireland. As soon as the Workers' Party started to become a medium-size party after a decade in existence, it split with almost all of the Southern Irish TDs splitting off to form the Democratic Left in 1992. By then the Workers' Party had become a minor party in the North thanks to Sinn Fein. Sinn Fein itself remained a minor party until last year.


The same is true on the unionist side of Northern Ireland regarding British parties. No unionist party from Northern Ireland is organized on the British mainland, and until the early 1990s no British party was organized in Northern Ireland. Then pressure by Robert McCartney among others shamed the Conservative Party into organizing in Northern Ireland so that voters in the province would have a chance to vote for at least one of the parties responsible for running the government in London. The other two main British parties, the Liberal Democrats (LibDems) and the Labour Party, have refused to organized in the province but retain ties to the Alliance Party and the SDLP respectively. In 1998 I wrote that North Down was the only constituency had even a dream of electing a representative, but only a dream. The following article  by Alex Kane sums up that this remains a dream.


This is for a number of reasons. First, those unionists or Catholics who were liberal and political long ago joined the Alliance Party. Second, those unionists who aren't liberal and are political tend to be more interested in provincial affairs and combating the Republican menace (the groen gevaar as Afrikaners would say) then they are in contributing to the power of London in the province. Third, no nationalists are interested, almost by definition, in joining a British political party. This leaves a few well-off unionists who are snobs but who aren't well connected enough to be powers in the existing unionist parties.

So where does that leave Ulstermen who want to vote for English parties? They can vote for one party knowing that it will never elect representatives. It is hard to say whether NI Tories are better off or worse off than NI Labour supporters or NI LibDems. Is it better off to be left with an illusion or to have it stripped away?