Melancholic depression

Melancholic depression, as described by Hippocrates, was considered a unique condition that struck people out of the blue.
It is now known as "endogenous depression" (coming from within) and different from depression in response to external stressors.
In 1980, depressive disorders were remodeled as a single entity that only varies by degrees of severity.

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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine's new frontier | Edward Bullmore

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Unlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on our side, fighting infections and healing wounds, it turns out to have a dark side as well: the role it plays in causing us harm.

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Inflammation

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...

Body and Mind

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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Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health

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When someone is diagnosed with a mental health disorder such as depression or anxiety, first line treatments usually include psychological therapies and medication. What's not always discussed are the changeable lifestyle factors that influence our mental health.

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Improve your diet and start moving

Wholefoods such as leafy green vegetables, legumes, whole grains, lean red meat, and seafood, provide nutrients that are important for optimal brain function.
Many types of fitne...

Reduce your vices

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.

Prioritize rest and sleep

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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What is "self-inflicted stress"?

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Stress is an adaptation of a living organism to internal or external threats. It's a complex defense mechanism that each of us experiences in vastly different ways depending on various factors such as personality, causal factors, and circumstance.Studies show that positive emotions (happiness, comfo...

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Self-inflicted stress

It's the type of stress we force on ourselves through the way we manage our expectations, time, relationships and emotions. A few examples:

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Managing self-inflicted stress

Use the 60-second method: Set aside 60 seconds of pause before doing anything in relation to what is stressing you out. Don't react.
Manage your time in a realistic way.
Ask for help and accept that you might not be able to accomplish everything on your own.
Acknowledge that your stress is mostly self-inflicted and make changes to fix that.