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How Depression Effects Learning Disabilities
Depression and learning disabilities are frequently misunderstood. Learning disabilities and depression are common mental illnesses that affect millions everyday. Studies has shown that children suffering with learning disabilities have complexity ...

How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression
Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that Phil eventually married her cousin. Since then, Nancy had deteriorated. One ...

Welatonin for Depression
WELATONIN is a state of the art solution that alleviates unwanted feelings of despair and depression. Welatonin is a specially prepared scientific blend of herbs and essential nutrients. It has been proven safe and effective in over five years of ...




5 Reasons To Not Let Depression Control You Anymore!
 
Family - It can be very vexing to loved one's when you are depressed. On one hand they want nothing but the best for you, but on the other they sometimes get frustrated and wonder why you can't simply snap out of it. It can be particularly hard on children of someone with depression as it may affect their outlook on life for many years to come. Having experienced this myself, I can say definitely this the number one reason to fight your depression.

Work - Work life generally suffers when in the throws of depression. It is more difficult to concentrate and not as easy to create and maintain good professional working relationships and partnerships. Furthermore, it makes being a "Self-starter" more unlikely. Rather than moving forward, maintaining the status-quo becomes more acceptable, even if only unconsciously.

Love - The love life of a person with depression can suffer tremendously. Regardless of How much someone may profess their dedication to another person, if the other person can never see the bright side, it can wear on them. Life is short, right? Love conquers A WHOLE LOT, but it doesn't conquer everything. Sometimes we must add internal fortitude to love to truly be invincible. Besides isn't it better to fight, not just for you, but for this person that you love as well?

Health - University studies have proven that people who are depressed are more likely to get sick, and more likely to die of an illness than those who are content. It is in your benefit, health wise, to fight your depression as well. A recent New York Times article, citing a University study, indicated that persons who have been diagnosed as depressed have more hospital visits, and a shorter lifespan.

Prosperity - The depressed person sometimes lacks clarity of thought, and may miss golden opportunities to improve their lives if only they had been paying attention. This may be, perhaps, the most important point, since many people believe they would be happier if only this part of their life, or that part of their life, etc was different. Allowing good things to happen in your life might just give you the jump start needed to end the cycle of depression and self imposed-isolation( even if only figuratively ).

Fighting depression can help your life in many ways. In some ways, the fight in itself is also a reward. You become stronger, do better at work, have better relationships, and can focus on what is really important in life so that you can improve it, for yourself, your family, friends, and loved ones.

About the author:

Adrian Calvin is co-founder of kertera.com. A mental health forum for people to discuss depression, stress, anxiety and more. If you would like to visit, then type http://www.kertera.com in your web browser.



Depression News


CBC.ca

Are depressed kids bully magnets?
CNN
By Anne Harding, Health.com Youth who are depressed have the potential to appear vulnerable, and may be easy marks for victimization. "Bullies target youth who are unlikely to fight back," says lead author Karen P. Kochel (Health.com) -- Psychologists, ...
Depressed adolescents likelier to be bulliedTimes of India
Depressed children targeted by bulliesCBC.ca
Depressed Adolescents More Likely To Be BulliedRedOrbit
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eMaxHealth

Curing depression good business
Windsor Star
Depression has a fairly high profile these days - you can see TV ads for pills to treat it; Olympic speedskater Clara Hughes has gone public about her experience with it. A viral video campaign, begun in response to the suicide of a depressed gay ...
Online depression checklist launchedThe West Australian
The Doctor Is In - Depression: Don't dismiss the bluesExplorer News (blog)
Bob Rae: I was in the throes of depressionCP24, Canada
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US Depression II Art
OpEdNews
He showed me his Depression II art made from artifacts from the 1st US Depression in America. He is making a statement, and his works are destined to end up, prominently displayed on walls mostly in New York City. You can't explain history unless you ...

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CBC.ca

Can a smartphone sense depression?
CNET
by Dara Kerr February 8, 2012 7:51 PM PST Follow @darakerr New smartphone technology is in the works that should be able to tell whether a person is depressed. The idea behind Mobilyze--under development by researchers at Northwestern University--is to ...
Researchers Develop Smart Phone Technology To Sense DepressionCBS Local
Can Smartphones Cure Depression? Probably Not.Slate Magazine (blog)
Virtual therapists being developed to treat depressionCBC.ca
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Blood Test May Accurately Determine Depression Status
Medscape
February 8, 2012 — A new multi-assay, diagnostic blood test may significantly differentiate patients with depression from those without, new research suggests. In 2 small pilot studies, the serum-based test, which examines 9 biomarkers, ...
New Blood Test May Help to Diagnose DepressionHarvard Crimson

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