Drugs that can cause depression include: oral contraceptives; antimicrobial drugs (ampicillin, evaferents , azithromycin, streptomycin, tetracycline ); anticonvulsants ( leviracetam, vigabatrin, topiramate ); immunomodulators (alpha interferon, steroids, cyclosporine ); antihypertensive drugs (beta-blockers, methyldopa , reserpine, flunarizine ); psychotropic
Ultrasound examination is not only a diagnostic method for imaging human organs and systems. It can be used as a method of focused treatment of mood disorders. The
Before the era of pharmacotherapy, mental illness was treated with herbs. Herbal medicine has its own advantages and disadvantages. At this time, there are about thirty drugs, which are
At the moment about 30 mediators have been found. Dopamine , norepinephrine, and serotonin are involved in the pathogenesis of depression . Norepinephrine is active in the limbic system and hypothalamus. He is responsible
Infectious agents such as herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus can cause mental manifestations that can be diagnosed as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. In 1907, the American psychiatrist Henry Cotton tried to
Patients taking antidepressants suffer from several side effects. In 63% of cases, there is anxiety, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, weight gain, and sexual disorders. Some patients do not respond
Atypical antipsychotics are used in the treatment of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. The use of classical antipsychotics is limited to a number of points. Patients
Neuroplasticity and Depressive Disorder Depressive disorder is associated with decreased neuroplasticity and decreased concentration of glutamate , which is a neurotransmitter of arousal. Some monoamines act on secondary messengers – mitogen- activated protein kinase , contribute to the
Depression is one of the not fully understood diseases. Its symptoms are: weight loss; weight gain; insomnia; psychomotor agitation; feeling of worthlessness, guilt. The main symptom
Patients with schizophrenia and depression have various structural changes in the brain. In schizophrenia, after the first episode of psychosis, the volume of gray matter in