Depression Explained: Signs, Symptoms And Treatment With Dr Barakat

I believe I undergo depression at times…. many times due to a multitude of issues. Durations differ and I have learned to not timeline myself. Often times I have no real control of when it happens but I have learned to realize when I was depressed and decided to follow the advise of a person even older than me …. be kind to yourself… be patient with yourself… allow yourself time to heal. Don't judge yourself too harshly. I always seem to come through with a revitalized attitude and approach to life.

In 1975, I was a senior at Purdue U my friend, PHD candidate in psychology, told me that they were investigating the effects of LSD on “mental issues”

What a fine and sensitive video this is. I could comment on multiple points and information given, which is ALL much appreciated. In the interest of not writing a book, however, I'll say this; Dr Barakat's eye roll near the end when either Doc Brad or Doc Paul said 'nine years' was absolutely priceless. Dr Zalzal had a few good riffs with his eyebrows there too.

This was helpful; thank you. I feel that I am suffering with depression but also feel rather ashamed of it, which keeps me from broaching the subject with my doctor. I need to get over that, don't I? I'm almost 69 years old, and I really don't want the remaining years of my life to be ruined by this black cloud that never goes away. I know that reaching out for help is the first step, and that is 100% on me, but after watching this video, I realize that there are a lot of helping hands out there, just waiting for me to take that step. Thank you, Doctors ❤ Wish me luck!

In our clinic, which is part of a hospital, we get folks back to full recovery and shift them to a psychiatrist based in our primary care clinic. We do a lot of referrals to geriatric psychiatry and neurology. Be great if you could please have another show to speak to that type of specific treatment and why we make those referrals. People often feels abandoned when they comenin and we want to place a referral right away, even though we explain the reasoning, complete "warm handoffs." Same for folks who are diagnosed with ASD, so frustrating for the families of US-based kids who aged out of school-based care but did not follow right into OPWDD.

Learned something again from this. Anxiety and depression are linked. Thank you.

Psychiatrists like this have little credibility. What he doesn’t tell you is how little benefit antidepressants offer compared to placebo, how poorly they perform over long term, how many side effects they have, etc. But they certainly do work for the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Sad.

Please do a video on addiction (shopping, hoarding)

Hormone changes are a major factor for women.

An aside: some studies have reported benefit of TMS on Alzheimer’s, correlation only…but still interesting.

We need to remove the financial (and other)barriers to therapy. I appreciate that you emphasize that the treatment should include therapy when prescribed medication, but too often people with depression don’t access therapy because of the cost, long wait lists, or simply because they lack the energy and will (symptoms of depression). We need to do better!

Thank you all, your patients are very blessed to have each of you…thank you for all the information and understanding…such an important topic~ Angela

Had to develop my own coping mechanisms & some people in my family might not understand that, because they have not experienced same things I have. Why do you just show young people in this? How about many losses within 3 year period?

I had fair share.of that.because of golddiggers and narcissists..Catract surgery.light sensifively.12 months getting better but pvD s no retinal tears .With floaters .eSeen specialist.nothing can be done . I am better off dead I had my life.I HAD A CRAP LIFE I pray mediate .nothing happens.Dont drink or smoke .As i said better .dead .these floaters i wish someone could fix it .Negetive answers all.the time .Its running my life .i try to agnore .i notice these things happen to good people .Narcissists nothing happens .Narcissists i hate them.

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Great and informative post! I never realized how important muscle health is as we age 💪

I'm so tired
I'm 24 years old.Its only me my mom and my two sisters .so i desperately need a job I tried so hard to get a job .i have a HR diploma and I'm currently following my IT degree .I'm so tired Feel like everything going on the other way .everything i do nothing works .I'm so tired .i can't bear this pressure. I really want to kill myself .i needed to tell this to someone but I'm too embarrassed to tell anybody. I'm so sad.my parents got divorced when I'm young so since childhood i faced so many hardships and i have to face them alone.I'm so tired
I hope if my life was as wonderful as others

I'm surprised at the age 25 to 40; I would have thought the teen and college years would be included for sure. Women have stressful lives at best on top of constantly changing hormonal levels so that's not surprising. Maybe in another 50 years medical science will have some better answers.

At 15:00 the discussion about hip pain being in your brain was very interesting. I had an L&I injury that caused me excruciating pain and because I otherwise was in excellent physical condition was told by my treating PA doctor that the pain is in your brain. The IME upon reading my medical history said I could return to work with no restrictions. I was unable to return to work full time and slowly declined to the point where I was unable to walk. I lost all benefits and had to rely on family for financial support. I finally got a total hip replacement 27 months later. My orthopedic surgeon told me to walk as little as possible before my scheduled surgery date 6 months later. It has been 4 weeks since I had my hip replacement and I was able to walk with minimal discomfort immediately after the surgery and left the hospital that day and feel great! My surgeon said my hip was more serious than the imaging showed. I am a believer in manifestation but sometimes it is necessary to have an appointment with a specialist outside of your medical care provider for an unbiased diagnosis.

Excellent!!👏

Excellent information, greetings from Ireland ❤

We are nothing without our mental health. The psychiatrist is at the top of the list. This would be followed by the opthalmologist. Mortality is indicated within two years when acuity drops below 6/12 permanently. Some may think the cardiologist is at the top but no matter how good they do their job,the other two areas can be fatal for a person. So it is time to accept mental health just like any other illnesses. For those coping with mental health just think how harder it is if people think they are exaggerating, or treat them like a social parish. Stop expecting people coping with mental health issues to make those that don't understand feel better because of their own ignorance. We need more psychiatrists like this chap. Talking and helping to demystify. The support of the channel in this is most welcome as well.

What depresses me is a lifetime of chronic pain and exhaustion, being diagnosed with things like fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, and then encountering physicians who don’t “believe in” those diagnoses and tell me to go exercise. There has been so much recent research, but physicians aren’t educating themselves. BTW, 50 years ago, when I was 20-ish, I sat in a chair in a college health clinic, leaning heavily on the armrests to take pressure off my bum because my menstrual cramps were so bad. The physician told me I wasn’t really in pain; I only believed I was because my mother had told me I would be. My mother was thousands of miles away; he had never met her, or me either for that matter before that day; she had never said such a thing, nor had I. I thought he was a one-off, probably the bottom of his class in medical school, but nope—there are many more just like him. Too lazy to find answers to the hard questions and, rather, just make something up.

Good program. Yes if you can not walk anymore it is depressing.