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Q: How do you know if you have clinical depression and how is it diagnosed?
Could it be diagnosed through people who have chronic insomnia and people who have suicidal thoughts? I have both of these and also I’m very irritable most of the time? Could this be clinical depression?

A: there is a criteria that has to be ‘matched’ that can be found in the DSM-IV
insomnia and suicidal thoughts could be a part of that but the insomnia could also be from something else
irritability could also be a sign of depression or of something else
it could be find a psychologist or mental health counselor or psychiatrist in your area or even meet with your regular doctor

Q: How to collect money from the state of illinois for having clinical depression and cant work?
I have had clinical depression for many years now and its made me unable to work. I need to be able to pay my bills and i heard that you can recieve money from the state or somewhere that will help you out……

A: Erin, have your applied for SSI or Social Security Disability? It’s something you might want to look into. It’s a lot of red tape and forms and waiting, so just be prepared to have to endure that for a while until they make a decision on your claim. I would suggest calling the Social Security office on a day that they are least busy – such as a Thursday. Do not get anxious because of the long wait on the phone, try to have something to read or draw or whatever to keep you calm while you are waiting for a rep to answer your call. Ask the rep what the procedure would be for applying for SSI or Social Security Disability. You will need to write everything down, so have a pencil and paper handy. If you need to have them repeat something, go ahead and ask them to repeat. If you happen to get someone who is not helpful, ask to speak to a supervisor. But try to stay calm and just take it one step at a time.

Q: Is clinical depression a reason for medical discharge from the Army?
My husband is currently in Iraq and is showing signs of clinical depression(I’m a nurse by the way), his self esteem is nothing and he has convinced himself that I should find someone new because He is not worthy of me. I’m afraid if he stays in we will end up divorced.

A: Depression is a reason for a medical discharge. However he will first have to seek help, receive a diagnosis and start treatment.

Q: What foods are best for jump starting an appetite due to clinical depression?
A relative is starving himself to death because of a diagnosed case of clinical depression. Almost all foods do not smell or taste good to him. He might eat an orange, but everything else is not appealing. He’s quickly losing weight. He has been treated by psychiatrists, but he continues to decline.

What foods might we suggest to jump start his appetite?
We’ve been through the ER route and hospitalization already. I somehow don’t think that sugar IVs are the long-term answer.

A: how about getting him to the ER instead of trying this on your own. if he is a danger to himself or anyone else then have the police come and forcefully remove him and put him into a hospital.

otherwise he will die

Q: Is it possible to advance from bipolar depression to clinical depression?
I used to get bouts of mania here and there. but the past 6 months or a year (not sure) my depression has gotten much worst and i never have those moments of mania where i feel like i can achieve anything. the past 6 months-year EVERY day has been total and absolute powerful clinical depression. I never feel good about ever and everything is a huge task for me.

A: No. You are bipolar

Q: Can a religious conversion cure clinical depression?
I used to be clinically depressed until about eight months ago, when my wife and I decided to convert to another religion. Ever since then, almost over night, all my anxiety has gone away, as has the clinical depression, and I’ve been able to quit the medication, feeling great now. Better than ever, actually.
Is that a well-known effect of religious conversions on the psyche, or am I only going through a temporary phase of feeling better due to excitement or whatever?

A: Having faith, purpose, and a desire to learn can greatly improve your life.
It gives you something to look forward to and something to learn about.

Q: What is the difference between clinical depression and being suicidal?
What is the difference between clinical depression and being suicidal

Thank you

A: As a first-hand survivor or clinical depression…. or rather i’ve beat the beast back into the shadows for a while…. suicidal thoughts are one of the effects of depression… along with a feeling of impending doom, severe anxiety, loss of appetite, loss of sex drive, loss of desire to do things you once enjoyed.

Q: Is it bad to have signs of Schizophrenia and Clinical Depression?
I have a lot of symptoms of Schizophrenia and Clinical Depression I’m kinda scared about it.. Is it a bad thing?

A: everybody goes a little crazy sometimes
if you’ve picked these symptoms up from a list on the internet and you feel worried
go to a doctor
self-diagnosis is a bad idea

Q: Is it possible to mix up clinical depression and schizophrenia?
I was diagnosed with clinical depression but i think I hear voices telling me to do stuff whenever i tell my dr that i hear/see stuff he says its because I’m depressed. All my friends think I’m schizophrenic. Even my gf thinks I’m schizo. So I’m j/w if it is possible to mix up the two.

A: Schizophrenia is often associated with depression. Hearing “voices” is an hallucination. Hallucinations are very common as they say 40% of the human population report having had an hallucination at some time in their life. Having an hallucination therefor is not indicative of schizophrenia. Only a qualified psychiatrist can diagnose schizophrenia which is not a single disease but a spectrum of disorders. You do not want a diagnosis of schizophrenia if you can help it as the misunderstanding and misinformation the general public have about these disorders is abysmal. Besides the stigma associated with this misunderstanding isolates one.

Look up “hallucinations”, “schizophrenia”, “mental illness” etc. in a Yahoo! web search for more info on these subjects. Wikipedia has good summaries.

Good luck with your depression, good mental health, peace and Love!

Q: What is a good example of a thesis statement for clinical depression?
I want to do my paper on the signs of clinical depression.

A: That clinical depression is not caused by a brain defect or chemical imbalance, but that this is merely a symptom. You could then describe the other symptoms of clinical depression and discuss the numberous studies that have proven that cognitive behavoural therapy has the exact same sucess rate. You could even go further to explain that medication alone has a high relapse rate again suggesting a mere masking of depression instead of a treatment of the cause especially since CBT does not have the same relapse rate. You could even add to your thesis statement that the medicalization of depression, where people now attempt veiw it in terms of a broken leg instead of a psychological illness, is in fact dangerous. Then you might want to suggest the importance of both therapy in conjunction with medication as a way to treat both the heavy symptom (chemical imbalance) as well as the cause (the ways in which a person thinks and in turn feels and behaves).

Q: How to repair a broken relationship after clinical depression?
I have been suffering from clinical depression and emotional drained / insulted my ex partner and pushed her away through the illness. I have recieved medical assistance over the past six weeks. Really wanted some ideas on how or if possible to get the relationship back on track. She has asked for space and i have been pain with texting and phoning over the last few weeks. Which i realise was not a good idea , i was so low in myself , Ideas welcome

A: There is a quiz about depression, through sections 1, and 2, at ezy build, below: print the result, and take along to your primary mental health care provider. Tell your therapist about your relationship problem, and request that she be contacted, and have the situation regarding depressed people, and relationships explained to her, and perhaps a supervised meeting can be arranged in a therapeutic setting. ~~~ My standard post follows, but, if you are young, antidepressants are unsuitable for young people, because they have been shown to increase the rate of suicide, homicide, and aberrant behaviour. See depression treatments, at ezy build, below, in section 2, and consult a doctor, to eliminate thyroid problems, etc. as possible contributing factors: also seek a referral to a therapist using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy.

It is your decision, and yours alone, as to whether to take any antidepressants offered, but, before you do, read section 1, and check medications out at www.drugs.com so you will be on the lookout for side effects, like sexual dysfunction. My strong recommendation, however, is to follow the advice of my doctor, and Nathanial S. Lehrmann, MD, Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, and Dr. Mercola, at www.mercola.com and many others: avoid antidepressants (pages 2V, and 2Z refer, & antidepressant websites: pages 2 – 2ii).

The reasons why we all share the same view on this are explained in full, as you will find, if you read it, and section 1. All of their advice, (except prayer, because many people are not religious) I have incorporated into the “core treatments” of the multidimensional approach to treating depression, including occupational therapy, Omega 3 fish oil supplements, or , preferably, “krill oil”, (use the searchbar at http://www.mercola.com/ ) relaxation techniques, and exercise, with others as options, such as the supplements: SAMe, Inositol, or herbal remedies, like St. John’s wort. If you are diagnosed with clinical (major) depression, antidepressants may be necessary for a while, which will give the treatments time to become effective.

The antidepressants themselves need at least several days, or even weeks to begin becoming effective. It’s a good idea to taper off them slowly, with medical advice, after several months, say, to a couple of years, at most, because they are only effective in the long term for about 30% of people (they will always be there, if you find you can’t function without them). Because of this, you would be well advised to begin the treatments immediately, and maintain them. I’d just thank your mental health care provider, and pocket the prescription, trying the treatments for a few months, to see if they are sufficient for you, before considering filling it (unless clinically depressed, and totally unable to cope with daily life, or suicidal, in which case I’d try them, after reading the printed insert, and informing myself of the risks, and side effects).

If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and, instead of taking around 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Optimal levels are 50 – 55 ng/ml (115 – 125 nmol / L). It should be above 32 ng/ml.

Don’t use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime. Omega 3 fish oil supplements: EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid (omega 3) —-360 mg.DHA (docosahexaenoic acid (omega 3)—–240 mg
Take enough supplements to attain, or exceed the levels (no possibility of overdose) of those every day, with an orange, or the juice of a freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit, or other antioxidant.
(make sure the epa is higher then the dha) important for adults… kids need the opposite levels: more dha than epa, but all are beneficial, if you can’t achieve the recommended proportions.

They should be certified as being free of mercury, and if containing vitamin E, it should be shown as from a natural source; otherwise it is synthetic: avoid it! Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels, (60% of depressed people have low vitamin D levels!) using the 25 Hydroxyvitamin D test. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won’t need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult to achieve.

If the above is insufficient for you, after several months, (unlikely) try one of the alternatives, such as the neurofeedback, magnetic, or low current electrical stimulation, or EMDR therapy, (see sections 33 – 34) keeping ECT back, as a last resort.

Q: what can i do to overcome my clinical depression?
i want to know methods, besides therapy and medication, that can help me overcome my clinical depression. clinical depression meaning caused by a chemical imbalance in my brain. thanks in advance.

A: Eat healthy, exercise, meditation, engage in activities you enjoy, take yoru vitamins and eat your vegetables……….

Q: Is clinical depression and Major Depressive Disorder the same thing?
I am 21 and have been treated for clinical depression with anti-depressants(prozac) since early this year. Is clinical depression and Major Depressive Disorder the same thing?

A: ask in health? x

Q: what are signs you have clinical depression?
I’ve been feeling horrible since last month and it’s never stopping. people say that depression is a problem when it doesn’t go away but there’s supposed to be some terrible thing happening that makes you depressed right? But nothing happened so i have no idea why i’m feeling like that.

yeah. that’s the explanation. what are signs of clinical depression?

A: You have already had a few answers about the signs of clinical depression so I will not write them again, however they are not a complete list so I might suggest you do a little internet research as there are quizzes that u can answer that will tell you whether or not you appear to be suffering from this illnes, it will also show you where to get help and advise you on what to do next. I do strongly suggest you visit ur GP. And about having no major cause for it, well there doesn’t have to be one, often this happens to people with no apparent explanantion. Try the beyond blue website, I have included the web address for you in sources. Hope this sheds some light for you

Q: Is there a link between internet addiction and clinical depression?
I have spent most of my waking life in front of a computer screen for the past 9 years. I’m 37 now, and I was diagnosed with clinical depression 2 years ago.
Could it be that the two are linked?
Are there studies out there connecting these two things?

A: I have read somewhere that people with certain disorders, depression and AD(H)D are among them, are more endangered to develop addictions than “normal” people.
So, I’d say yes, there is a link. But you are not depressive because you are internet addicted, but the other way round, you’ve developed an addiction because you had that clinical depression in you.
Undetected and therefore untreated disorders often lead to addiction. A friend of mine nearly killed herself with alcohol and assorted illegal drugs on several occasions before they noticed that she suffers from a personality disorder. After she started therapy, she never took anything illegal again, and she gets along fine without alcohol.

You don’t need to stay away from the internet forever, just make clear for yourself what is normal computer use and what do you do just because you are addicted.
I think it is best you set yourself a time limit. As, one hour a day for looking after your eMail-Inbox, visit your favourite web communities and so on, and then switch the computer off and get some fresh air. Or, no computer when not at work, if you need the computer for work and get enough time to read your eMails and visit communities while working. Something like that. And don’t shy away from a day or two completely without computer. Didn’t you plan this camping holiday in the middle of nowhere? Do it, and leave the computer at home, that is the best start for your new, computer-independent life.

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