Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Relationship between Lead and Depressive Illness

In the 21st century most of us perhaps consider lead poisoning to be an issue of the past; on par with other contact illnesses such as asbestosis. Lead poisoning was indeed a fairly significant threat during the 20th century due to the significant amounts of lead used in certain kinds of paints to help create [...]

Antidepressant Medications

February 3, 2010 by  
Filed under Depression, Psychology, Wellness

Antidepressants Depression is a very common disorder these days (as it no doubt has always been) and the stigma that used to be attached to the illness is gradually receding. Perhaps this new tolerance is due in part to celebrities and officials who have had the courage to state their battle with serious depressive illnesses, [...]

Discerning Schizophrenia

January 25, 2010 by  
Filed under Depression, Psychology

Schizophrenia is one of the least understood mental illnesses, both by the medical community and the public in general.  It can take on so wide a variety of degrees and forms that several specialists have argued that it should not be considered a unique illness at all, but rather several unique disorders with differing causes [...]

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