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How does one find a psychiatric hospital for depression?
All psychiatric practitioners and facilities treat depression, or can refer you to one nearby that does.
Why would one want to use a SAD Light Box?
An SAD Light Box is used to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression that occurs yearly during fall and winter. This is an effective therapy because a light box mimics outdoor light.
What tools does one need for sad light therapy?
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that occurs during fall and winter. A light therapy box is used to treat SAD. Th light box should be used for 30 minutes each morning.
Are low serotonin levels associated with seasonal depression?
It is hypothesized that this may be the case, but more studies are needed in this regard. Seasonal depression seems to be associated more with light cycle variations, primarily.
What is the drug Pristiq used to treat?
It is used to treat depression.
What is a light therapy lamp?
It is a 10.000 lux lamp which is used to treat seasonal affective disorder (winter depression). By using it for 30 minutes each morning, it activates serotonin receptors in the eye and works to improved depressed moood.
What are some of the benefits of using a sunlamp?
Sunlamps boost the body's supply of Vitamin D, which prevents countless health problems. But sunlamps also treat a variety of mood disorders such as seasonal affected disorder and post-partum depression.
Is therapy the best treatment for depression?
Therapy is one way to treat depression, and possibly the best way. However, you might need medication to go along with the therapy, because in some people the depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. A combination of medication and therapy can be lifesaving to those facing depression. You can try therapy alone, or therapy plus medication, but it is not recommended to treat depression with just medication alone.
Do Antidepressants treat autism?
A type of medication that is used to treat depression; it is also sometimes used to treat autism
What is the medical term meaning depression caused by winter season?
Seasonal affective disorder.
Lithium was approved by tha fda in 1970 for the treatment of what kind of depression?
Lithium is one drug used to treat bi-polar syndrome formerally called manic depression
Who would you go to for a case of depression?
A psychotherapist or psychiatrist. Family physicians are not trained to treat depression.
