Despite many positive advancements the increase in 'stressors' is so great that modern life is still more likely to cause depression according to expert Philip Gold
as well as low-energy lasers which can transmit near infra-red light through the skull to specific sites playing important roles in depressive illness.
Dr Gold said: “We now really know much more about the basic mechanisms that drive depression. People used to think that there was a chemical imbalance in the serotonin system, and that’s why people became depressed. But that’s not true.” “For instance, one of the areas that influences self-esteem which is markedly decreased in patients with depression, it regulates anxiety, which is increased in patients with depression. It diminishes the capacity to experience pleasure, which is a manifestation of depression and it causes abnormalities in sleep, increased appetite, decreased interest in sex and increased development of stress hormones, that damage the brain.