Discover how seasons impact life across the globe. Learn why humans may feel down or eat more in winter, how animals like bears and tortoises hibernate to conserve energy, and why trees lose leaves to survive the cold. This guide...

Did you know there’s a blood test that can detect your risk of depression? why aren’t we using it? Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, with 1 in every 6 adults experiencing it at some point in their lives. And...

In this video, we analyze Hamlet's mental state in act 1, scene 2. Hamlet seems deeply depressed, wishing to dissolve and vanish due to his profound despair, and contemplating suicide, which he refrains from due to religious...

Gain an understanding of depression and learn to recognize the symptoms;

Learn what causes depression and who is most suscept
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Discover what you can do if you have d
epression;
Learn how depression is treated and...

Dr. Tracey Marks explores the complex relationship between depression, childhood trauma, and anger in adults. This video sheds light on how childhood neglect can lead to intense anger later in life and offers insights into recognizing...

Depression can create a vicious cycle of inactivity, deepening the feeling of isolation and worthlessness. But there's a powerful intervention that often goes overlooked: Behavioral Activation. Dr. Tracey Marks, a seasoned psychiatrist,...

How do you know if you're depressed? Sometimes it can be hard to tell if you have a clinical depression, or if you have a temporary sadness.
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How do doctors diagnose depression? There are several depression symptoms that...

How to manage bipolar disorder. Even though medication is the mainstay of managing bipolar disorder, there are ways you can manage bipolar disorder naturally without medication (or independent of your medication). The first...

Bipolar disorder is considered to be in a rapid cycling state if you have more than four episodes of either depression or mania in one year.

One study showed that 80% of people experienced a resolution of their rapid cycling...

There's a very close relationship between pain and depression. You can think of it as Bi-directional meaning that each entity influences the other. Pain worsens or can even cause depression and depression...

Serotonin is a brain chemical, also called neurotransmitter that plays a role in controlling your mood and anxiety. Low levels of this in your brain contribute to depression and anxiety. Therefore, many of the medications...

What is Really Considered a Suicidal Thought?

Schizoaffective disorder as a combination of schizophrenia and a mood disorder either bipolar disorder or depression. Where does the term affective come from? In psychology there’s a concept called the ABC’s of the...

What is cyclothymia and how is it different from Bipolar disorder? In this video I compare the symptoms of bipolar disorder versus cyclothymic disorder, discuss when it starts and whether or not it turns into bipolar...

If you can't seem to get better from your depression treatment. There my be other factors that are contributing that you may be able to change. In this video we look at other causes of depression.

Intermittent fasting is an eating schedule that has been shown to have powerful antidepressant effects. It's also a great way to lose weight and increase energy levels. In this video I break down how intermittent fasting works and why it...

This is part two of a series on women's mental health. The first video was on postpartum depression, what it looks like and how it harms your baby. This video is on how we treat postpartum depression. This would be depression...

What Postpartum Depression Really Looks Like. This is part one of a series I’m doing on women’s mental health topics.

This video is based on a viewer question from Dr. Mohammed El Sherif who is a obstetrician...

Magnesium is considered one of the essential minerals that is involved in more than 300 different body processes, including keeping your heart beating and maintaining electrical stability of your nervous system. Magnesium is used by the...

Is Dysthymia a High Functioning Depression? That's what I am talking about in this video. High functioning depression is a term people will use to describe the degree of depression someone has. That is usually determined by how...

Your intestines has about 39 trillion microorganisms in it. And yes I said trillion. We call this collection of organisms the microbiome and it consists of mostly bacteria, but also viruses and fungi. Collectively it weighs...

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Depression comes with a number of symptoms that that cause a certain level of impairment in your day to day functioning. I talk about what it means to have functional impairment in this video on What is a Normal Depression?

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Here are 10 ways that depression can look. Anyone of these in isolation doesn’t have to mean that you are depressed, but it can be a signal to take a deeper look into whether you or your loved one may really be depressed.
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