Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Signs It Might Be Time to Seek Help for Postpartum Depression
Written by Keisha Villeneuve, Social Service Worker and Student What is postpartum depression: Postpartum depression is a type of depression that may start during a woman’s pregnancy or within the first year of a child’s birth. Much like depression, it affects a person’s mood and how they feel, which impacts the way they think about themselves,…
Read MoreHow are You Maintaining Your Depression?
Written By: Brooke Pollard, RSW, RP-Q (OCSWSSW, CRPO) Oh, depression, a relentless, time-consuming, and foggy, outside-of-self experience that any person can encounter at unique points of their life (Fusar-Poli et al., 2023). Outside of what some of the majority social perceptions and attitudes tell us, depression and its symptoms are not biased to any person…
Read MoreUnderstanding Depression: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Written By Jonathan Rom, MD MPH RP (Qualifying). Our first blog of 2024 is here to shed some light on the topic of depression. Whether this information is new to you or a refresher, the topic can be complicated. Depression goes beyond normal sadness and experiences of this condition and can have a lot of…
Read MoreThe Link Between Depression and Anxiety: Understanding the Connection
Written by Tiffany Decosse Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health issues that people face every day (Dobson et al., 2020). In fact, in almost half of recorded cases of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) worldwide, anxiety disorders are present on the same profiles (Kalin, 2020). Given this widespread impact, it may…
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