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	Clinical depression - Medical Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Depression (also known as unipolar depression or clinical depression) is a mood disorder which often involves a loss of interest in life or anhedonia.
		Depressions can also be categorised as being just "unipolar depression" or being a depression that is part of bipolar disorder (also known as "manic depression"), where the patient cycles between a state of depression and a state of mania.
		It is theorized that unipolar depression and unipolar mania are the opposite poles of a wider bipolar spectrum.
	www.nursingstudy.com /encyclopedia/Clinical_depression.html (829 words)

	Encyclopedia: Unipolar depression (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Depression in children is not as obvious as it is in adults; symptoms children demonstrate include:
		Bipolar disorder has also been commonly called "manic depression", although this usage is now unpopular with psychiatrists, who have standardised on Kraepelin's usage of the term "manic depression" to describe the whole bipolar spectrum that includes both bipolar disorder and unipolar depression; they now usually use the term bipolar disorder.
		Treatment resistant depression requires a full assessment which may lead to the addition of psychotherapy, higher medication doses, changes of medication or combination therapy, a trial of ECT or even a change in the diagnosis with subsequent treatment changes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Unipolar-depression (3030 words)

	Clinical depression -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Treatment of depression can significantly reduce the incidence of this damage, including reducing the risk of (The act of killing yourself) suicide which is otherwise a common and tragic outcome.
		Melancholic depression (what used to be referred to as endogenous depression) is characterized by (An inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness) insomnia, poor appetite and weight loss, less responsive mood, and morning worsening.
		Living with a depressed person Those living with someone suffering from depression experience increased (A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune) anxiety, and life disruption, which increases the possibility of their also becoming depressed.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/clinical_depression.htm (3876 words)

	AllRefer Health - Major Depression (Depression - Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Unipolar Depression)
		The exact cause of depression is not known.
		Many women are especially vulnerable to depression after giving birth as a result of the hormonal and physical changes that they have experienced.
		Depression can also be seen in adolescents and children, and they can also benefit from treatment.
	health.allrefer.com /health/major-depression-info.html (478 words)

	ipedia.com: Clinical depression Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Depression in children is not as evident as it is in adults; symptoms children demonstrate include
		Untreated depression is typically characterized by progressively worsening episodes separated by plateaus of temporary stability or remission, and can lead to suicide.
		Bipolar disorder is a cyclical illness in which moods fluctuate between extreme happiness or giddiness and frantic activity (the manic stage) and profound depression.
	www.ipedia.com /clinical_depression.html (2488 words)

	Unipolar Depression Heritability -- Neurotransmitter.net
		For male anxiety and depression, the best fitting simplex models comprised a single genetic innovation at age 20 which was transmitted, and explained genetic variation in anxiety and depression at ages 30, 40, 50 and 60.
		Evidence suggests that early onset and recurrence of depressive episodes predict substantially increased risk of depression in first-degree relatives compared with the general population, suggesting that susceptibility genes might be mapped with this phenotype.
		Depressive disorders are among the most common psychiatric diseases, with prevalence estimates ranging from 5% to a maximum of 20%.
	www.neurotransmitter.net /depressionheritability.html (17570 words)

	Mental Help Net - Depression (Unipolar) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Depression is so common that over 1 in 5 Americans can expect to get some form of depression in their lifetime.
		This type of depression is when a person experiences the characteristics of depression with a certain degree of intensity either in a single episode or that keep recurring over time.
		This diagnosis involves symptoms of depression that occur during the fall and winter seasons when the days are shorter and there is less exposure to natural sunlight.
	depression.mentalhelp.net (698 words)

	Unipolar depression
		If depression is very severe, it may be accompanied by psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions.
		Depression can be treated in a variety of ways, particularly with medications and counseling.
		Use of light therapy for depressive symptoms in the winter months and interventions to restore a normal sleep cycle may be effective in relieving depression.
	www.dental.am /more/9818_0_14_0_M238 (1039 words)

	Unipolar Depression, Vitamin B12, and Folate -- Neurotransmitter.net
		For all depressed patients red-cell folate was significantly correlated with CSF 5HIAA and homovanillic acid (HVA).
		Depressive symptoms were measured by means of the Geriatric Depression Scale and categorized as no depression, mild depression, and severe depression.
		Subjects with the TT genotype have higher homocysteine levels and may be particularly prone to experiencing depression as a result of high plasma Hcy and dysfunction of methylation metabolic pathways critical to the synthesis of noradrenaline and serotonin.
	www.neurotransmitter.net /b12folate.html (16496 words)

	Facts About Unipolar Depression And Suicide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Clinical depression is not a temporary case of the “blues.” People with depression may experience recurrent episodes of depression that can last anywhere from a few hours to a few months.
		Depression is present if at least five or more of the following symptoms are present during a two-week period; at least one of the symptoms must be either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities.
		Although most depressed people are not suicidal, two-thirds of those who die by suicide suffer from a depressive illness.
	www.afsp.org /about/depresfc.htm (409 words)

	Second International Conference on Bipolar Disorder
		Course of illness variables (duration ill, number of manias, number of depressions) and their relationship to amygdala volume were assessed (general linear mixed model using data from both hemispheres, covaried for age, cortisol, and height).
		We will also present data on gender differences in the percentage of mood episodes that were depressions vs manias, in the age of onset of bipolar I or bipolar II disorders, in total number of hospitalizations for mood episodes, in family histories of psychiatric illness, and in comorbidity with other Axis I disorders.
		Cycling between depression and hypomania was present in 13.6 percent of the suicide group and an additional 36.4 percent of the patients met the criteria for bipolar mixed states at the time of suicide.
	www.wpic.pitt.edu /stanley/2ndbipconf/poster.htm (15226 words)

	Abnormal response to negative feedback in unipolar depression: evidence for a diagnosis specific impairment -- Elliott ...
		Neuropsychological impairments in unipolar depression: the role of perceived failure on subsequent performance.
		Cognitive function in depression: its relationship to the presence and severity of intellectual decline.
		Bradyphrenia in Parkinson's disease and psychomotor retardation in depressive illness.
	www.jnnp.com /cgi/content/full/63/1/74 (5267 words)

	clinical depression symptom -- clinical depression symptom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Manic depression behavior Manic depression sign and symptom Depression manic story Symptom of depression Clinical depression symptom Physical symptom of depression Sign symptom of depression Anxiety...
		Clinical Depression Understanding clinical depression the depression symptom and the treatment of depression.
		as unipolar depression or clinical depression) is a mood...
	www.balancedbrainhappybrain.com /depression/clinicaldepressionsymptom (1125 words)

	Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Abstract: The Heritability of Bipolar Affective Disorder and the Genetic Relationship to ...
		Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Abstract: The Heritability of Bipolar Affective Disorder and the Genetic Relationship to Unipolar Depression, May 2003, McGuffin et al.
		The Heritability of Bipolar Affective Disorder and the Genetic Relationship to Unipolar Depression
		mania and depression and a correlation of 0.59 (95% CI, 0.15-0.84)
	archpsyc.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/60/5/497 (349 words)

	Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Abstract: Neuropsychological Deficits in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Comparison With ...
		Arch Gen Psychiatry -- Abstract: Neuropsychological Deficits in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Comparison With Unipolar Depression, Panic Disorder, and Normal Controls, May 1998, Purcell et al.
		with that in matched patients with unipolar depression and panic
		patients with depression were impaired for attentional set shifting.
	archpsyc.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/abstract/55/5/415 (233 words)

	Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
		This site is Internet's central clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders.
		The diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders requires trained medical professionals.
		Vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for depression.
	www.psycom.net /depression.central.html (269 words)

	:: OBAD :: Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This book was compiled and created through the hard work and dedication of many individuals who have a mood disorder and has been a tremendous resource for both OBAD as well as the thousands of people who have read it.
		OBAD's book not only covers issues such as what Bipolar Affective Disorder, Unipolar Disorder and Schizoaffective Disorders are, but also ideas and methods for coping, dealing and living with these illnesses.
		You will need Adobe Reader to view the book.
	www.obad.ca /book.htm (279 words)

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