Depression

The Hawthorne Effect in EEG Biofeedback and Subliminal Training

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 9:03 am

The Hawthorne Effect is a little known phenomenon of the unconscious mind. A person starts training at something “new”. For a few hours or days, there is significant improvement in this training, then, suddenly, no improvement or in some few cases, a reverse in training is experienced. No one “knows” exactly why this phenomenon is [...]

The Formula for Preventing Depression

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 9:02 am

While it is arguable that depression is not always preventable, there are many cases, when using the following ideas, will keep you in good spirits – most of the time. Unfortunately, we cannot be happy all of the time, but there is something we can do about it. Working with a variety of clients over [...]

The Facts about Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 9:01 am

Anxiety and panic disorders are the most common emotional disorder. It is reported that one out of every 76 people worldwide will experience a panic attack in their lives. Each year around 1/3 of American adults have at least one panic attack while most of these adults never develop repeated panic attacks. Only 21% of [...]

The Effect of Depression in Women

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 9:00 am

Women, regardless of nationality or socioeconomic status, have a higher chance to have depression than men. The reasons for such higher chance appear to be a combination of biological and cultural factors. Women’s Hormonal Variation and Life Phase Extreme hormonal changes can trigger the reaction of emotional swings for all women. There are studies that [...]

The Depressive Narcissist

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 8:59 am

Many scholars consider pathological narcissism to be a form of depressive illness. This is the position of the authoritative magazine “Psychology Today”. The life of the typical narcissist is, indeed, punctuated with recurrent bouts of dysphoria (ubiquitous sadness and hopelessness), anhedonia (loss of the ability to feel pleasure), and clinical forms of depression (cyclothymic, dysthymic, [...]

The Cause of Anxiety Attacks in The World of Today

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 8:58 am

Are there causes of anxiety attacks? In today’s world anxiety disorders many times may be the most common mental illness. In the United States 40 million (18.1%) of the adult population is affected. These numbers are on the increase all over the world, demanding immediate attention. Even though studies are usually made only on adults [...]

The Anxiety of Everyday Life

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 8:57 am

Many people I know claim that life stresses them out, and for all I know, they’re probably telling the truth. Some, however, often say they feel anxiety over the major issues in their lives. When I hear this, I can’t help but smile. You see, I suffered from generalized anxiety disorder for most of my [...]

Teenage depression: Is it just a phase in growth?

By Health Team at 25 July, 2011, 8:54 am

We all remember when we were teenagers. Boy, what a phase in our lives. What with the need for peer acceptance, parental expectations, raging hormones, acne… It’s no wonder teenage depression exists in such high numbers. From research and even mere observation, teenage depression actually manifests itself differently from adult or childhood depression as during [...]