Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Depression can occur at any time of year. However, for many, winter represents the most vulnerable time. Changes in sunlight, temperature, changes in the brain and body’s internal chemistry, and the stress of the Holidays can all play...
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,...
The “Reuptake-Plus” Antidepressants by Dr. Neal Ranen, M.D. Baltimore Psychiatrist I previously reviewed antidepressants known as SSRI’s and SNRI’s that work as reuptake inhibitors (see June 27, 2010 blog). This mechanism of action allows serotonin and norepinephrine...
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...
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...
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,...
Dr. Ranen offers Telemedicine, also referred to as Telehealth, Telepsychiatry, or Teletherapy. Telemedicine refers to a video appointment on your phone, laptop, tablet, or desktop, through a secure, confidential platform. Dr. Ranen can see patients by Telemedicine even for the initial visit (note, after the current public health emergency is over, the first appointment in person will sometimes be required prior to ongoing Telemedicine).
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