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Depression is a common illness, affecting more than 17 million people in the US each year.
Although the exact cause of depression is not known most researchers believe it to be due to a chemical “imbalance” in the brain.
Antidepressant medications work to reestablish the balance of “neurotransmitter chemicals” in the brain.
Counselling plays a key role to help patients plan effective behavioral strategies to combat their depression.
Health Tip
Possible Triggers for Pica
(HealthDay News) -- Pica often affects children with developmental disorders, pregnant women and sometimes people with epilepsy. It's characterized by a craving to eat non-food substances, such as paint, plaster, chalk, cornstarch, dirt or cigarettes.
The Nemours Foundation mentions these possible triggers for pica:
- Being deficient in vitamins and minerals, such as iron or zinc.
- Dieting too strictly.
- Being malnourished.
- Lack of parental supervision.
- Having a developmental problem, such as autism or mental retardation.
- Having certain mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia or obsessive compulsive disorder.
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