Mood Disorders Archives

Depressive Disorder

Whenever we feel particularly unhappy, we are likely to describe ourselves as “depressed.” In all likelihood, we are merely responding to sad events, fatigue, or unhappy thoughts. However, normal dejection is seldom severe enough to influence daily functioning significantly or persist very long. Depressive disorders, on the other hand, have no redeeming characteristics. They bring severe and long-lasting psychological pain that may intensify as time goes by. Those who suffer from such disorders may lose their will to carry out the
simplest of life’s activities; some even lose their will to live. These cause significant impairment in their day – to – day functioning at work, home and/or interpersonal relationships.

Am I / my loved one suffering from a Depressive disorder?

Do you experience little interest or pleasure in doing things that you liked doing earlier?
Are you feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Are you having trouble falling or staying asleep, or are sleeping too much?
Are you feeling tired or as having little energy?
Are you experiencing reduced appetite, overeating, or considerable weight changes?
Do you tend to feel bad about yourself – that you are a failure or experience feelings of guilt?
Are you having difficulty concentrating on things or making decisions?
Have you had thoughts like you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way?

If you have said yes to most of the above, we might be able to help you.

Treatments, we provide that can help you:

Psychoeducation

Psychometric Assessment

Medication (if required)

Crisis Intervention

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Family Therapy

Interpersonal Therapy

Bipolar Disorder

People with a Bipolar Disorder experience both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. Many describe their life as an emotional roller coaster, as they shift back and forth between extreme moods. The two key moods involved are mania, often characterized by intense and unrealistic feelings of excitement and euphoria, and depression, which usually involves feelings of extraordinary sadness and dejection.

People with Bipolar Disorders experience manic episodes at certain time points and depressive episodes at other time points. A person who experiences a manic episode has a markedly elevated, euphoric and expansive mood, often interrupted by occasional outbursts of intense irritability or even violence – particularly when others refuse to go along with the manic person’s scheme and wishes. Manic and depressive mood states are often conceived to be at opposite ends of a mood continuum, with normal mood in the middle. However, sometimes the person may have symptoms of mania and depression during the same time period.

Am I / my loved one suffering from Bipolar disorder?

Have you experienced a continually abnormal, inflated, unrestrained, or irritable mood as well as continually heightened energy or activity, for most of every day, for 7 days or more?
Do you experience a reduced need for sleep?
Do you feel an increased desire to continue talking?
Do you experience a rapid shift in ideas or the sense that your thoughts are moving very fast?
Do you feel highly distracted and/or extremely restless?
Have you engaged in risky and potentially problematic activities, like casual sexual encounters, overspending, gambling, multiple times over the past few weeks?
Do these symptoms cause significant distress or impairment in day – to – day functioning?