Posts tagged with: depression
Gene and Depression
Well it has been a long time in coming, but scientist have finally found proof that depression really is a medical problem and not just in the mind of the individuals who suffer this particular illness, as many in society think it is. Gerome Breen is a Lecturer in the MRC... [Read more]
Mental Health Nightmare
Well I could not think of a better website to display this piece of health news. It would appear that we are becoming a nation of morons, that is according to Professor Michael Crawford director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition… According to... [Read more]
Phenelzine
Phenelzine is a psychoactive drug used widely as an antidepressant and anxiolytic / anti-panic agent. It is a member of the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI’s) class of drugs. Phenelzine and the other MAOIs are typically considered to be significantly more effective... [Read more]
Venlafaxine
Efexor/Venlafaxine is a serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor (SNRI) it lacks the sedative and antimuscarinic effects of the tricyclic antidepressants and is a relatively new antidepressant used primarily for the treatment of major depression, generalized anxiety... [Read more]
Trimipramine
Trimipramine belongs to a group of medicines known as tricyclic antidepressants and is much like other medicines of this group. It also has anticholinergic properties. Trimipramine is used to treat depression, especially when the patient is experiencing difficulty sleeping... [Read more]
Trazodone
Trazodone is primarily used for the treatment of depression. It is sometimes prescribed as a sedative, and is also used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of panic attacks, aggressive behaviour, agoraphobia, and cocaine withdrawal. This medication belongs... [Read more]
Flupentixol
This particular medication is a neuroleptic and typical antipsychotic drug. It is a thioxanthene, and therefore closely related to the phenothiazines. Flupentixol (previously flupenthixol in UK) is a anti-psychotic drug that is prescribed to treat Schizophrenia particularly... [Read more]
Behavioural Therapy (Local Health News)
As far as mental health issues go there is a new team on the block in South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. The South Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT) are taken part in a new Government-funded initiative with an aim to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.... [Read more]
The Brain and Nervous System Information
The human brain contains over 100 billion nerves cells, known as neurons. Their job is the receiving of electro-chemical impulses, and their function would be to send responsive signals back to the various glands and muscles. An example of the way our brain works would be... [Read more]
Sertraline
Sertraline hydrochloride (Lustral U.K Zoloft U.S.A) has been approved to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), panic disorder and social phobia (social anxiety disorder).... [Read more]
