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Why melancholia must be understood as distinct from depression
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Inflammation, which normally fights infections and heals wounds, also has negative effects on the body.
Studying inflammation's behavior in our bodies has led to a series of breakthroughs, i...
Studies show inflammation might be one of the reasons for depression, due to a substantial effect on brain activity.
This has led to new experiments using anti-inflammatory drugs like antidepressants, which proved successful.
This provides an important insight on how the body, brain, and mind are co-related and is vital at a time when there are rising cases of mental health disorders and dementia throughout the world.
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People with alcohol and drug problems have a greater likelihood than average of having a mental illness and have far poorer health outcomes.
Stopping smoking is an important step, as nicotine-addicted people are constantly at the mercy of a withdrawal-craving cycle, which profoundly affects mood.
Sleep hygiene techniques aim to improve sleep quality and help treat insomnia.
They include: adjusting caffeine use, limiting exposure to the bed (regulating your sleep time and having a limited time to sleep), limiting exposure to the blue light from smartphones, and making sure you get up at a similar time in the morning.
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