Researchers believe that a person's behavior can affect their brain chemistry, and that brain chemistry can affect behavior ("Biological Causes of Clinical depression," 2013). For instance, if a person experiences many stressors or traumas this may cause their brain chemistry to be affected and may lead to clinical depression. On the other hand, that same person may learn how to change their unhappy thoughts and behavior and cope with stressful events, therefore, also changing their brain chemistry and relieving clinical depression ("Biological Causes of Clinical depression," 2013). ... ...

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Like other depression disorders, manic depression is influenced by heredity and physical chemistry along with certain personality traits. ... There are treatments available for clinical depression that involve correcting brain chemistry through medications and therapeutic approaches to correct thinking and behavior patterns. ...

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ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses, including major depression (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2012). ... There are many changes that occur that deal with the chemistry and functioning of the brain, but this procedure still has mystery surrounding how it works and why it works. ... According to James Hunter, "Studies of brain chemistry and of mechanisms of action of antidepressant medications continue to inform the development of new and better medical and psychotherapy treatments" (Hunter, 201...

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Also, differences in brain chemistry such as a chemical imbalance of a specific neurotransmitter like serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine have been found in people suffering from depression (Hasler, G. , 2010). ...

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According to researchers major depressive disorder is a combination of brain chemistry, family history and psychosocial environment and most often is associated with chemical imbalances of several neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. ...

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Antidepressant Medications Introduction Depression is a psychological condition that changes how people think and feel, and also affects social behavior and sense of physical well-being. Depression is the most common and most serious mental health problem facing people today. While it is normal to...

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The Monetary Value of Depression It generated more than $1 billion of profits in the year 2000. In the mid-1990s, the company who makes it depended on it for nearly 40% of its sales. What is it? Prozac, the most widely used prescription anti-depressant. Produced by Eli Lilly & Co, "Prozac, w...

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