Tag: depression
The government knows stress causes “learned helplessness” / depression
I have had discussions with numerous psychiatrists about the concept of “learned helplessness” (LH) and its relation…
Serotonin causes anhedonia…and mental illness in general
As many of my readers know, anhedonia is one of the most pernicious symptoms of most mental…
Chronic stress (adversity) lowers dopamine and causes mental illness
The evidence for the role of chronic stress in virtually every health condition doctors have a name…
PUFA and serotonin promote each other, and likely cause mental illness
I neat new study that draws a direct parallel between PUFA-driven inflammation, serotonin and depression. As the…
Estrogen is a stress hormone, it can both trigger and potentiate the effects of stress
I was quite surprised to see this article in WebMD – a website that is bastion of…
Avoiding sunlight may be as bad for health as smoking a pack a day
As most readers of this blog know, the current recommendations of the American Dermatology Association (ADA) call…
Vast majority (90%) of depression cases are caused by stress
In case anybody continues to doubt the stress-depression connection and/or their doctor tries to convince them their…
A selective serotonin antagonist is a potent antidepressant
Fraud, fraud and nothing but fraud! I used to think it is shear stupidity, but the evidence…
Endotoxin (LPS) may cause depression / anhedonia
As many readers know, anhedonia is one of the most pernicious aspects of clinical depression. It is…
There is no “Depression Gene”, and any “evidence” of a genetic cause so far has been fairy tales
I did not think that I would see such a brave post appear on the front page…