SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. SSRI or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is the depression medication that most doctors use to start antidepressive therapy. SSRIs are effective, safer to use and side effects are few as compared to other types of antidepressants. Previously we discussed treatments of depression and antidepressants and here we discuss SSRI [...]
What is ECT or Electroconvulsive Therapy. Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, involves passing of a low dose electric current through the brain to produce a therapeutic effect in certain mental disorders such as depression. With these low dose electric currents, generalized and controlled seizures are induced in the anaesthetized patient to produce the therapeutic effect. Here [...]
What is an Antidepressant. An antidepressant is an anti depression medication used in psychiatry to treat mood disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders. People who are affected by these disorders experience a therapeutic effect with antidepressants while healthy people do not. Depression medications are available by prescription only and are among the most commonly [...]
What is Depression. Depression is also known by other names such as major depression, major depressive disorder and clinical depression. Definition of Depression. WHO (World Health Organization) defines depression as a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low [...]
Computer and Stress. Long hours in front of a computer, day in and day out give rise to mental stress. People working in IT and such other companies have targets to achieve and these targets are stiff. To top it, incentives are offered which goad us to achieve those targets. After all, we are working [...]