Melancholy Waves http://www.melancholywaves.com Resources for depression and mental health. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Depression can SINK relationSHIPS http://www.melancholywaves.com/depression-can-sink-relationships/ http://www.melancholywaves.com/depression-can-sink-relationships/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:24:44 +0000 Patricia http://melancholywaves.com/depression-can-sink-relationships/ picture1.PNG

Depression affects an estimated 19 million Americans each year, and because most people are involved in relationships, the “ripple-effect” is evident. Loved ones of those living with depression often feel bewildered, frustrated and even helpless. Because depression is so unique to an individual, and can manifest itself (more…)

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Anxiety often accompanies certain types of Depression, and Chamomile Tea can help. Chamomile is often brewed in a tea and used as a gentle sleep aid. It helps to calm the nervous system to allow the body to sleep. It may also increase your metabolism and lift your mood. There are many combinations of Chamomile and flavors available - mango chamomile is delicious! (more…)

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Forgetting? You May have Depression

One often unrecognized indicator of Depression is diminished cognitive function including attention, memory and executive functioning. Cognitive symptoms of Depression can have a profound effect on a person’s ability to manage the demands of everyday life. (more…)

]]> http://www.melancholywaves.com/how-depression-can-affect-your-memory-functions/feed/ Some Quick Depression Facts http://www.melancholywaves.com/some-quick-depression-facts/ http://www.melancholywaves.com/some-quick-depression-facts/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:50:57 +0000 Patricia http://melancholywaves.com/some-quick-depression-facts/ Clinical depression affects about 19 million Americans annually. It is estimated to contribute to half of all suicides.

- About 5%-10% of women and 2%-5% of men will experience at least one major depressive episode during their adult life.

- Depression affects people of all races, incomes, and ages, but it is three to five times more common in the elderly than in young people.

- Therapy frequently includes antidepressant medication and supportive care such as psychotherapy.

Depression is caused by a combination of factors:

Biochemistry - Abnormalities in two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine, might contribute to symptoms of depression, including anxiety, irritability and fatigue. Other brain networks undoubtedly are involved as well; scientists are actively seeking new knowledge in this area.

Genetics - Depression can run in families. For example, if one identical twin has depression, the other has a 70 percent chance of having the illness sometime in life.

Personality - People with low self-esteem, who are easily overwhelmed by stress, or who are generally pessimistic appear to be vulnerable to depression.

Environmental factors - Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse or poverty may make people who are already susceptible to depression all the more vulnerable to the illness. Also, a medical condition (e.g., a brain tumor or vitamin deficiency) can cause depression, so it is important to be evaluated by a psychiatrist or other physician to rule out general medical causes.

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]]> http://www.melancholywaves.com/some-quick-depression-facts/feed/ Does A Change In The Weather Give You The Blues? Here’s Why http://www.melancholywaves.com/does-a-change-in-the-weather-give-you-the-blues-heres-why/ http://www.melancholywaves.com/does-a-change-in-the-weather-give-you-the-blues-heres-why/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:16:55 +0000 Patricia http://melancholywaves.com/does-a-change-in-the-weather-give-you-the-blues-heres-why/ Sad Girl

Weather you are happy or weather you are SAD

One form of Depression is or “Seasonal Affective Disorder”(SAD), and is also known as “Winter Depression, or “Winter Blues”. It usually occurs during winter months, however, extended rainy weather can instigate onset of SAD depression, too. (more…)

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Foods to soothe you with those who suffer from any form of depression have probably noticed that certain changes in diet do affect them. For example, the notorious sugar-rush, that other folks may enjoy, can reek havoc (more…)

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Men and Women Suffer Differently

Research and clinical evidence and research studies show that while both women and men can develop symptoms of depression, they often suffer from Depression differently and may have different ways of coping with the symptoms. Indicators of Depression also can appear totally different between the Genders. Researchers at MeloncholyWaves.Com have identified the following differences: (more…)

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Persons who become clinically depressed have generally experienced more severe difficulties in childhood than those who do not become depressed. Indicators include mild or severe childhood trauma,such as sexual or physical abuse, a turbulent upbringing, separation from a parent, or mental illness in a parent. Researchers are now saying that a problematic childhood may trigger an early-onset of depression (first episode occurs before age 20). The most significant event that seems to be related to clinical depression is separation from or death of a parent before the age of 11.

It is not clear just how a difficult childhood can result in adult depression, but there are a few theories. One theory suggests that children who experience great unhappiness growing up have a harder time adjusting to changes in their life such as adolescence and the new roles of adulthood. Another theory is that these children may either lack appropriate emotional development or they become emotionally damaged making them vulnerable to developing depression. Experiencing great difficulties as children, these individuals may be more likely to have low self-esteem, feel powerless, and become dependent on others to make them feel good about themselves. These kinds of traits may increase a person’s susceptibility to depression. Still another theory has to do with the developing brain of a young child. Early experiences may affect the development of the limbic system in the brain. If a child experiences great emotional distress, this could affect his or her ability to adapt to new environments and regulate emotions.

During World War II there were a number of children who were separated from their mothers. It was noticed that these children became depressed after going through several stages of grief. First, the children cried strenuously for their mothers. Then the children became very agitated. Afterwards, they became despondent and still. Lastly, they became very withdrawn. This severe reaction to losing their mothers is known as anaclitic depression. This same type of reaction to separation has been observed in studies with monkeys. In these studies, the monkeys secreted higher amounts of cortisol (a stress hormone) during the earlier stages of grief. It was found that the more cortisol that was released into the blood, the more intense the monkey’s depression became later on. In approximately one-half of all depressed humans there are high levels of cortisol in the blood.

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Approaching Employee Depression

Depression ranks third in the hierarchy of workplace problems. It is overshadowed only by family crisis and stress. No two employees experience depression in the same way. Symptoms vary in severity and duration in different people. In the workplace, symptoms of depression (more…)

]]> http://www.melancholywaves.com/is-your-employee-suffering-from-depression/feed/ 244 Famous People Suffering From Depression http://www.melancholywaves.com/244-famous-people-suffering-from-depression/ http://www.melancholywaves.com/244-famous-people-suffering-from-depression/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:00:47 +0000 Patricia http://melancholywaves.com/244-famous-people-suffering-from-depression/ You Are Not Alone! Many talented, creative successful people have suffered from depression. This list is only a fraction of celebrities with some form of the condition of depression

Famous People Who Have Suffered from Depression or Manic-Depression:

  1. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, astronaut
  2. Louie Anderson, comedian, actor
  3. Ann-Margaret, actress
  4. Alexander the Great, king
  5. Hans Christian Anderson, author
  6. Tai Babilonia, figureskater
  7. Roseanne Barr, actress
  8. Drew Barrymore, actress
  9. James M. Barrie, writer
  10. Rona Barrett, columnist
  11. Charles Baudelaire, poet
  12. Shelley Beattie, athlete and artist
  13. Ned Beatty, actor
  14. Samuel Becket, writer
  15. Ludwig von Beethoven, composer
  16. Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel
  17. Brendan Behan, poet
  18. Irving Berlin, composer
  19. John Berryman, poet
  20. William Blake, poet
  21. Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor
  22. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway
  23. Marlon Brando, actor
  24. Art Buchwald, political humorist
  25. Robert Burns, poet
  26. Robert Burton, writer
  27. Tim Burton, artist, movie director
  28. Willie Burton, basketball player
  29. Barbara Bush, former First Lady
  30. Lord Byron, poet
  31. Truman Capote, writer
  32. Drew Carey, actor and comedian
  33. Jim Carrey, actor and comedian
  34. Dick Cavett, broadcaster
  35. Ray Charles, R&B performer
  36. Lawton Chiles, former governor of Florida
  37. Frederic Chopin, composer
  38. Winston Churchill, British prime minister
  39. Eric Clapton, blues-rock musician
  40. Dick Clark, entertainer (American Bandstand)
  41. Rosemary Clooney, singer
  42. Kurt Cobain, rock star
  43. Tyrus Cobb, athlete
  44. Leonard Cohen, poet and singer
  45. Natalie Cole, singer
  46. Garnet Coleman, Texas legislator
  47. Samuel Coleridge, poet
  48. Judy Collins, musician, writer
  49. Shawn Colvin, musician
  50. Jeff Conaway, actor
  51. Pat Conroy, writer
  52. Calvin Coolidge, U.S. president
  53. Francis Ford Coppola, director
  54. Patricia Cornwell, writer
  55. Noel Coward, composer
  56. William Cowper, poet
  57. Kathy Cronkite, writer
  58. Dennis Crosby, actor
  59. Sheryl Crow, singer and rock musician
  60. John Daly, athlete (golf)
  61. Rodney Dangerfield, comedian
  62. Charles Darwin, explorer and scientist
  63. David, Israeli King
  64. Sandra Dee, actor
  65. Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne, actor
  66. John Denver, singer and actor
  67. Diana, Princess of Wales
  68. Paolo DiCanio, athlete (soccer)
  69. Charles Dickens, writer
  70. Emily Dickenson, poet
  71. Scott Donie, Olympic athlete (diving)
  72. Theodore Dostoevski, writer
  73. Tony Dow, actor, producer, director
  74. Richard Dreyfuss, actor
  75. Kitty Dukakis, former First Lady, Mass.
  76. Patty Duke, actress
  77. Thomas Eagleton, lawyer, U.S. Senator
  78. Thomas Edison, inventor
  79. T.S. Eliot, poet
  80. Queen Elizabeth I of England
  81. Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer
  82. Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television
  83. William Faulkner, writer
  84. Carrie Fisher, actress and writer
  85. F. Scott Fitzgerald, writer
  86. Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
  87. Betty Ford, former First Lady
  88. Harrison Ford, actor
  89. Steven Foster, writer
  90. Michel Foucault, writer, philosopher
  91. Connie Francis, entertainer
  92. Andre Franquin, 1924-1997, cartoonist
  93. Sigmund Freud, psychiatrist
  94. Peter Gabriel, rock star
  95. Judy Garland, singer, actor
  96. James Garner, actor
  97. Paul Gauguin, artist
  98. Harold Geneen, executive, ITT Industries
  99. King George III of England
  100. Kendall Gill, athlete (basketball)
  101. Dwight Gooden, baseball player
  102. Tipper Gore, wife of U.S. Vice-President
  103. Francisco de Goya, painter
  104. Phil Graham, owner, Washington Post
  105. Shecky Greene, comedian
  106. Linda Hamilton, actress
  107. Georg Frederich Handel, composer
  108. Ernest Hemingway, writer
  109. Margaux Hemingway, actor
  110. Audrey Hepburn, actress
  111. King Herod, Biblical figure
  112. Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor
  113. Howard Hughes, industrialist
  114. Victor Hugo, author
  115. Andrew Jackson, U.S. President
  116. Janet Jackson, singer
  117. Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President
  118. Jim Jenson, CBS News
  119. Jeremiah, Biblical figure
  120. Joan of Arc, French leader
  121. Job, Biblical figure
  122. Billy Joel, musician, composer
  123. Elton John, musician, composer
  124. Ashley Judd, actor
  125. Franz Kafka, writer
  126. Karen Kain, prima ballerina
  127. Danny Kaye, entertainer
  128. John Keats, writer
  129. Margot Kidder, actress
  130. Larry King, talkshow host
  131. Jessica Lange, actor
  132. Robert E. Lee, U.S. general
  133. Vivian Leigh, actress
  134. John Lennon, musician
  135. Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
  136. Greg Louganis, U.S. diver and Olympic gold medallist
  137. Courtney Love, musician
  138. Robert Lowell, poet
  139. Salvador Luria, bacterial geneticist
  140. Martin Luther, Protestant leader
  141. Imelda Marcos, Philippine dictator’s wife
  142. Robert McFarlane, former United States National Security Adviser
  143. Rod McKuen, writer, poet, producer
  144. Sarah McLachlan, singer, Lilith Fair creator
  145. Kristy McNichol, actress
  146. Herman Melville, writer
  147. Burgess Meredith, actor
  148. Robert Merrill, musician, lyricist
  149. Paul Merton, British comedian
  150. Michelangelo, Italian artist
  151. Spike Milligan, comic actor, writer
  152. Carmen Miranda, actor
  153. Claude Monet, artist
  154. Marilyn Monroe, actor
  155. Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer
  156. Michelangelo, artist
  157. John Stuart Mill, writer
  158. Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet
  159. Kate Millet, writer and feminist
  160. Spike Milligan, humourist
  161. John Milton, poet
  162. J.P. Morgan, industrialist
  163. Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator
  164. Ilie Natase, tennis player, politician
  165. Ralph Nader, U.S. consumer rights advocate
  166. Nebuchadnezzar, Biblical figure
  167. Sir Isaac Newton, physicist
  168. Florence Nightingale, British nurse
  169. Vaslav Nijinksy, ballet dancer
  170. Richard Nixon, U.S. president
  171. Sinead O’Connor, musician
  172. Georgia O’Keeffe, painter
  173. John Ogden, pianist
  174. Laurence Olivier, actor
  175. Ozzie Osborne, rock star
  176. Donny Osmond, musician
  177. Marie Osmond, musician
  178. Dolly Parton, singer
  179. Boris Pasternak, writer
  180. John Pastorius, composer
  181. George Patton, soldier
  182. Pierre Peladeau, publisher
  183. Teddy Pendergrass, musician
  184. Jimmie Piersall, baseball player
  185. William Pitt, Prime Minister
  186. Edgar Allen Poe, writer
  187. Jackson Pollock, artist
  188. Cole Porter, composer
  189. Alma Powell, wife of Gen. Colin Powell
  190. Charlie Pride, country singer
  191. Sergey Rachmaninoff, composer
  192. Bonnie Raitt, singer
  193. Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), musician
  194. Lou Reed, singer
  195. Jeannie C. Riley, singer
  196. Rainer Maria Rilke, poet
  197. Joan Rivers, comedian
  198. Norman Rockwell, artist
  199. Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President
  200. Axl Rose, rock star
  201. Dante Rossetti, poet and painter
  202. Gioacchimo Rossini, composer
  203. Philip Roth, writer
  204. Mark Rothko, artist
  205. Winona Ryder, actor
  206. Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer
  207. Charles Schulz, cartoonist (Peanuts)
  208. Mary Shelley, author
  209. William Tecumseh Sherman, general
  210. Paul Simon, composer, musician
  211. Alonzo Spellman, athlete (football)
  212. Rod Steiger, actor
  213. George Stephanopoulos, political advisor
  214. Sting, singer and musician
  215. Teresa Stratas, opera singer
  216. Darryl Strawberry, baseball player
  217. James Taylor, singer and musician
  218. P.I. Tchaikovsky, composer
  219. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet
  220. Dylan Thomas, poet
  221. Leo Tolstoy, writer
  222. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, artist
  223. Spencer Tracy, actor
  224. Ted Turner, founder, CNN Network
  225. Mark Twain, author
  226. Mike Tyson, prizefighter
  227. Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor
  228. Vincent Van Gogh, artist
  229. Victoria, British Queen
  230. Kurt Vonnegut, writer
  231. Mike Wallace, broadcaster
  232. George Washington, U.S. President
  233. Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer, director, producer
  234. Walt Whitman, poet
  235. Robin Williams, actor
  236. Tennessee Williams, playwright
  237. Brian Wilson, rockstar (Beach Boys)
  238. Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
  239. Jonathan Winters, comedian
  240. Natalie Wood, actor
  241. Virginia Woolf, writer
  242. Tammy Wynette, singer
  243. Boris Yeltsin, former President, Russia
  244. Robert Young, actor

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