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Therapists specialising in Depressive Disorders

Depressive disorders are mental illnesses that affect the chemistry of the brain, causing people to have intense, long periods of sadness that leaves them unable to function in society. Symptoms of depressive disorders include being sad every day for more than 2 weeks or being so sad that there are suicidal thoughts. Treatment with psychotherapy can help with a variety of depressive disorders.

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Alcohol Intoxication
While getting a "buzz" from alcohol is fun for some people, alcohol intoxication is a process that may lead to problems with alcohol addiction and abuse. The intoxication is primarily caused by ethanol, which has depressive effects on certain areas of the brain, causing...
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Atypical Depression
Also called clinical depression, atypical depression is a mild form of depression. Unlike other mood disorders, people affected by atypical depression generally are able to lift their spirits when something positive happens in their life. This is the major difference between atyp...
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Bipolar II Disorder
Bipolar II disorder is differentiated from bipolar I disorder in that a person never experiences the full effects of the mania stage of the emotional equation. That said, symptoms still include mood swings (though not as intense), depression, as well as other physical and psychol...
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Dementia Due to Head Trauma
Dementia due to head trauma is usually nonprogressive - it doesn't get worse - although repeated head injuries can make the dementia worse. Even though it is a more short term form of dementia, the symptoms are the same as other types of dementia, including trouble with memory, b...
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Depression
Depression is a mental state that causes sadness, pessimism, and a general loss of interest in life. While depression is a normal thing for humans to experience, there are various symptoms that may appear as a sign that a depressive disorder may be present. Depending on the type ...
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Depressive Disorders
When it comes to the various types of depressive disorders, some are more serious than others, but they all important to identify and get treatment for before they become a more serious problem. Symptoms of depressive disorders generally include long periods of unbroken sadness a...
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Dysthymic Disorder
While the exact cause of dysthymic disorder is not known, this mood disorder is a problem that can become worse if not treated. Symptoms of dysthymic disorder include constant feelings of hopelessness, trouble sleeping, low self-esteem, poor concentration and other signs common w...
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Mood Disorders
Mood disorders are a fairly common mental illness that affect many people in the modern world. The symptoms of these mental illnesses are going to vary a little depending on the exact type of mood disorder, but in general, they revolve around depression or a combination of depres...
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Organic Mood Disorder
The major theme of an organic mood disorder is that it has an effect on the mood and emotions of an individual. These changes are caused by a physical problem with the brain. There are two main types of organic mood disorders - those that involve only depression for extended peri...
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Unspecified Depressive Disorder
An unspecified depressive disorder is one that exhibits some or all of the symptoms from the various types of mood disorder. This mixing and matching of symptoms makes unspecified depressive disorder a little more difficult to diagnose, but the signs of a problem are easy to see....
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Blog Posts

Hayley Daniels-Lake

5 ways to manage depression by Hayley Daniels-Lake

When we go to our doctors for depression all too often we are prescribed medication and sent away. I'm not denying that medication does work and if you want to take that then I see nothing wrong in that. However, many people are unwilling or unhappy about this option and therefor...


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Joyce Dallimore
How to lift depression 'FAST' by Joyce Dallimore

Contrary to common belief, depression is not primarily a biological illness, inherited through the genes.  Nor is it the setbacks, crises, or tragedies in our lives that cause depression. It is our response to adverse events that determins whether we get depressed or not.  Res...


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Simon Maryan

The Use of Metaphors in Coaching by Simon Maryan

The Use of Metaphors in Coaching

 

The word metaphor is from the Greek metapherein, which means to transfer or to change. For our purposes in coaching, we use the term metaphor as a symbol that captures or represents qualities of our cli...


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