TMS treatment for depression

TMS treatment for depression

Depression, TMS Therapy for Depression

How Does TMS Treat Depression?  Having Major Depression can disrupt your life and interfere with your daily functioning. What makes depression even more difficult is finding out that antidepressants and psychotherapy are not effective treatments for you. If...
Is depression caused by chemical imbalance?

Is depression caused by chemical imbalance?

Depression

Depression is a complex mental health disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. While the causes of depression are not fully understood, many experts believe that it is caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, and psychological factors. One theory...
How To Overcome Negativity Bias

How To Overcome Negativity Bias

Anxiety, Depression, General

What Is Negativity Bias? Do you often fixate on a negative piece of feedback? Perhaps you can’t stop beating yourself up about a mistake you made. Maybe you tend to expect the worst-case scenario to happen. If yes, you are not alone. All humans have this tendency to...
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Depression

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression. It happens during certain seasons of the year—most often fall or winter. It is thought that shorter days and less daylight may...
How Do Trauma-Based Therapies Work?

How Do Trauma-Based Therapies Work?

Depression, Postnatal Depression

Trauma-based therapy (also known as trauma-focused therapy) is an effective treatment for individuals with a history of trauma, such as those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma-focused therapies use experiential, cognitive, and behavioral techniques to...
Dementia and Mental Health

Dementia and Mental Health

Depression, Geriatric Psychiatry

According to the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), dementia is a term used to describe a range of conditions that affect the brain. It’s caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, or by a series of strokes. Dementia mainly affects people over 65,...