Depression Treatment

It’s fall which means winter and the cold season is just around the corner. With the changing of the seasons comes an uptick in depressive symptoms. This is true for people living with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is a…

When most people think about getting professional help for depression, they may imagine taking psychiatric antidepressant medications and talking one-on-one with a therapist. And, while those treatments are helpful for some, not everyone gets the results they want or need…

Bipolar Disorder, once called manic depression, is a mood disorder that is characterized by periods of extreme high moods and extremely low moods. But, for people with this disorder, the negative social stigma that surrounds it can keep them from…

Trying to determine which method of treatment for depression is right for you or a loved one? TMS treatment for depression is a successful and optimal method of assisting people with depression. Specifically, it’s helpful to those with depression that…

Struggling with depression is a challenge many face every day. It takes courage to make the necessary actions in getting help. But, those who live with depression don’t know what steps to take in order to get the help they…

The combination of two mental health conditions occurring simultaneously is known as dual diagnosis. PTSD and depression disorders are commonly occurring dual diagnoses and should be treated in combination to address issues and symptoms of both conditions. This is because…

Are you starting to see signs that a loved one is struggling with depression? It can be worrying when a family member is dealing with depression, whether they already have a diagnosis or not. But, the good thing is that…

Physical exercise has many benefits; it helps you stay in shape, look good, and maintain a healthy weight. Furthermore, physical exercise offers a number of physical health benefits as it promotes a healthy body. Thus, promoting healthy bodily functioning. But,…

Delray Center for Healing is pleased to announce a new, revolutionary treatment, Neurofeedback Therapy. This advanced therapy uses both brain mapping and feedback to train the brain, helping individuals living with symptoms of a number of mental health issues. We’re…

Depression is something that has been recognized as a mental health condition in the USA for over 50 years. But, those living with treatment resistant depression are only now getting the help they need. What is Treatment Resistant Depression? Over…

Everyone feels down and sad at times, but depression is when negative feelings are persistent and impact your daily life. Mental health has come a long way in recent years thankfully. Today, depression is one of the most discussed and…

Treating trauma is one of the most difficult things in mental health. Trauma can be deep and incredibly personal, making it difficult to create therapies that work for everyone. Luckily, trauma therapies have come a long way in recent years….

Being a new parent is stressful, and can be challenging both physically and mentally at the best of times. New moms often experience mood swings due to hormones and lack of sleep, feeling joyful one minute and depressed the next….

Many people are guilty of using “bipolar” in a joking manner. Maybe we call a friend “bipolar” when they get moody, or maybe we use the term to describe the weather. While these comments may be a joke to some,…

Mental health has come a long way in recent years. The taboo surrounding mental health has slowly diminished, opening up the doors for more research and discovery. Discussion and information around major depressive disorder, commonly just called depression, has come…

A few months ago it was announced that two ketamine-based drugs had been placed on the FDA fast track. One of the drugs, ketamine, has since been approved for treating depression. But the other, rapastinel, failed its late-stage trials for…

A new study reveals that ketamine infusions work like an opioid when treating depression symptoms. Ketamine infusion therapy is becoming an increasingly common alternative treatment for depression, PTSD, and other mental disorders. Here at Delray Center for Healing, we offer…

A recent study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology showed that the average score on the Children’s Depression Rating Scale dropped by 42.5% following low-dose IV ketamine infusions among teenagers with treatment-resistant depression. The medical community has…

Ketamine is inspiring and driving the medical industry to rethink how they treat depression. Specifically, ketamine is helpful in our depression intensive outpatient program at Delray Center for Healing. Ketamine is FDA approved as an anesthetic drug and is commonly…

As Ketamine is getting embraced by more psychiatrists to treat mental disorders, people are wondering what an infusion is like. Despite the use of what is now a popular party drug, ketamine infusions are typically very calming. Here’s what it’s…

Getting diagnosed with depression is bad enough, but having a form of depression that doesn’t respond to standard treatment options can feel hopeless. When talk therapy and medications don’t work, what options are people left with? Luckily, it’s not as…

By Raul J. Rodriguez M.D., DABPN, DABAM, MRO This sucks.  Everything sucks.  What difference does it make anyway?  These are just some of the thought patterns that are characteristic of an individual suffering from major depression.  Depression does suck.  Depression…

Treatment resistant depression is one of the most crippling and emotionally devastating conditions man can experience. The loss of hope in ever recovering from a disease that does not respond to conventional treatment and has hopelessness as one of its…

There’s no need to let depression take over your life. With help from our depression treatment centers in Florida, you can feel vibrant, joyful, and enthusiastic about life again. Here are some tips to get the most from your stay…

Depression is a serious mental illness that can have devastating consequences if not treated properly. Our depression treatment programs seek to treat depression holistically, through a combination of psychotherapy, medication, education, group therapy, and alternative treatments. These programs always begin…

When you are dealing with depression it can take time to treat and manage the disorder correctly; this is not something that can be done overnight. Going into a depression treatment program is a good first step towards starting this…

Feeling sad, or what we may call “depressed”, happens to all of us. The sensation usually passes after a while. However, a person with a depressive disorder, clinical depression, finds that their state interferes with daily life. Normal functioning is…

Here at The Delray Center, we have treatment for depression with our depression program. All about our depression treatment program, depression is a very serious condition that happens to people sometimes. There are many things in life such as situations,…

If you’re currently wondering; where can I find a program that treats depression and other mental illnesses, you’ve come to the right place.  The Delray Center for Healing not only is the answer to; where can I find a program…

A continuous disturbance of personality function in a person by depth and variability of moods is borderline personality disorder (BPD).  The co-existence of extreme, abnormal moods have been evident in writing from authors such as Homer, dating back as far…

A mental disorder characterized by low self-esteem combined with an all-encompassing low mood. Additionally, a loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities is another characteristic of major depressive disorder (MDD). Fortunately, there are effective major depressive disorder treatments available for…

Of fairly recent origin, the term Bipolar Disorder refers to the cycling between high and low episodes. And, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing a category of mood disorders defineable by the existence of one or more abnormal energy level increase…

Adolescence is tough. Teenagers are going through hormonal changes, and also have to navigate the increasingly difficult social circles while feeling painfully self-aware and uncomfortable in their own skins. It is extremely common for teens to feel unhappy at times….