The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression is the newest documentary by filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz. It is an intimate look at how depression affects its victims and their families. It tells powerful stories of people who suffer the lowest depths of depression. The film explores through first-hand accounts that depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. One by one the topics are unraveled in gripping detail: suicide; the stigma and lack of understanding; the stress in families and relationships; the loss of ability to work. The film also discusses the pros and cons of medication, different types of therapy, and support groups. The film contains uplifting advice to families and friends of people who are depressed. It inspires hope for happiness and a path to get better. — 57 min — PBS release date: February to May 2010 — www.ironzeal.com Video Rating: 5 / 5
In Nov. 2006, results from the Star D Study were published. The nation’s largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depression suggests that a patient with persistent depression can get well after trying several treatment strategies, but his or her odds of beating the depression diminish as additional treatment strategies are needed. The analysis also found two important indicators of treatment success. Those who become symptom-free have a better chance of remaining well, as measured in the follow-up period, than those who experience only symptom improvement. Those who need to undergo several treatment steps before they become symptom-free are more likely to experience a relapse during the one-year follow-up phase, reminding clinicians that even if a patient overcomes the depression, he or she still needs attention. HealthyPlace.com Expert Depression Patient and author, Julie Fast, provides an easy-to-understand summary of the Star D Study and you can read her “Gold Standard of Treating Depression” section on HealthyPlace.com here: www.healthyplace.com Video Rating: 0 / 5
Shrinkpod Part 2 of 3 Dr. Michael Blumenfield interviews Dr. Rena Cooper-Kazaz senior psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at Hadassah University Hospital , Jerusalem Israel. Dr. Cooper-Kazaz discusses the latest research on this technique for treating resistant or non-responsive depression to the usual antidepressant medications Video Rating: 5 / 5
Dr. Michael Blumenfield interviews Dr. Rena Cooper-Kazaz senior psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at Hadassah University Hospital , Jerusalem Israel. Dr. Cooper-Kazaz discusses the latest research on this technique for treating resistant or non-responsive depression to the usual antidepressant medications. www.shrinkpod.com
I wrote this one during my third-year psych rotation. It’s probably a bit too detailed for Step 1, but you could learn a lot from it. Because all music should be free, I’m giving mine away: music.studywithsubstancep.com This song was supposed to be a funk song, but it turned out sounding a lot like the Minutemen during the bridge. I am a medical student who decided that it’s nearly impossible to memorize everything for the USMLE board examinations without making things more memorable. Thus, I starting writing songs about the diseases to help me (and you) remember a little bit about them. I realize that this practice can be a bit dehumanizing and may even seem inappropriate or malicious. I assure you that I mean no harm and do not mean to poke fun at these conditions. I know that people suffer from disease each and every day and that disease is no laughing matter. Nonetheless, medical education can be a bit dry and simultaneously completely overwhelming. Thus, I thought singing about these diseases might help me remember them. I apologize if you are offended, but I assure you that I have a big heart. I wrote these songs to ensure that I would know something about your diseases when I am treating you in the future.
This is a song i did last year when i was having a hard time handling my depression, just doing the song helped me alot………..this is not my beat, i don’t own it…this is soul theory’s beat
Dr. Gottlieb discusses stress, anxiety, and depression with the Fashion Institue of Design in San Diego, Ca. Dr. Marc Gottlieb has been paired up with a marriage and family counselor to discuss western vs. natural approaches to handling these conditions.
The right depression treatment is very individualized. And its not only treatment you need to be concerned about, but have you been diagnosed with the correct type of depression. Heres HealthyPlace.com Expert Depression Patient and author, Julie Fast, to explain.
Depression is the fourth most important cause of disability worldwide — and is expected to become the second most important by 2020. Statistics suggest that as many as 1 in 3 of us might experience depressive symptoms during our lifetime and women are twice as likely to be affected as men. Depression is a major problem and treating depression a major drain on medical resources. Now, new studies in the southwest of England are looking into different approaches to the treatment of depression — approaches that may have a significant impact on this debilitating illness. Bringing together expertise in Psychiatry, Exercise Psychology, Health Economics and Primary Care, a collaboration of the University of Bristol, the University of Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School will conduct one of the largest studies in the world, into the use of exercise as a treatment for depression. Meanwhile, a parallel study at the University of Bristol will examine patient DNA believing that this may hold the key to more accurate drug prescription — matching patients to their medication according to their own genetic make-up. In the UK alone, depression costs the Health Service some £80 million a year in antidepressant prescriptions. The benefits of exercise and more accurately targeted medication could make a considerable contribution to the treatment of depression throughout the world. Video Rating: 4 / 5
