How to Break Out of Default Mode

How to Break Out of Default Mode

What Depression Looks Like in the Brain:  Stuck in Default Mode (and How to Break Out of It) Even though depression is usually referred to as a chemical imbalance, it is actually an imbalance in networks of interconnecting regions of the brain. Specifically,...

Antidepressants Work!

Despite publications and media attention to the contrary, those of us in clinical practice, as well as our patients, have no doubt that antidepressants work. Confusion may arise because of the nature of FDA Registration clinical trials and what they are designed to...
Depression Without Depressed Mood?

Depression Without Depressed Mood?

When we use the term “Depression” in the casual sense, we mean sad or down in the dumps. When used as a medical term, “Depression” refers to a whole group of symptoms that together form its actual “textbook” definition. This...
Depression Without Depressed Mood?

Depression: Is it Bipolar or Unipolar?

There are two main types of mood disorders that cause Depression: Unipolar Depression (or “regular” or “plain” Depression) and Bipolar Depression. There are other conditions that are also associated with depression such as Adjustment Disorder,...