Depressive Disorders Overview Depressive Disorders encompass a group of conditions characterized by the presence of sad, empty, or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect an individual’s capacity to function. The key feature distinguishing the various depressive disorders is duration, timing, or presumed etiology. Disorders Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the […]

Diabetes and Drug Treatments Diabetes leads to poor regulation of glucose in the body. The various types include Type 1 and 2, juvenile as well as gestational diabetes. According to Dyson et al. (2018), type 1 or juvenile diabetes occurs when the pancreas is not producing insulin or secreting little to regulate glucose levels. Recent […]