Depression Center - Dale City, VADale City Psychiatrist Doctors for DepressionType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Dale City *![]() Family Psychiatric Associates PC ![]() Michae R Sternberg MD ![]() Child and Family Counseling Center ![]() Karen Beliles MD ![]() Hyung S Park MD ![]() Michael S Roath MD ![]() Drs Becker Paraguya & Scherer ![]() David J Wood MD ![]() John Heath MD ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Counseling Center of Fairfax ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() Joseph J Palombi MD ![]() Prince William Health System Counseling Center ![]() NoVa Institute of Psychiatry ![]() Mt Vernon Mental Health ![]() Mt Vernon Mental Health ![]() Mt Vernon Mental Health ![]() Mt Vernon Mental Health ![]() Sarah Iannucci DO PA Inc ![]() Hassan A Salih MD ![]() Hassan A Salih MD ![]() Andrew A Schiavone MD ![]() Tony A Tsitos MD ![]() Michael R Hryvniak MD ![]() Woodburn Center For Mental Health ![]() Ross S Silverstein MD ![]() James A Steg MD ![]() Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute ![]() Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute ![]() Thomas N Wise MD ![]() Susan B Trachman MD ![]() Apud, Hirschman & Nunez-Brito MDs ![]() Northern Virgina Psychiatric Group ![]() Apud, Hirschman & Nunez-Brito MDs ![]() Ralph Kornbluth MD ![]() Northern Virgina Psychiatric Group ![]() Apud, Hirschman & Nunez-Brito MDs ![]() Northern Virgina Psychiatric Group ![]() Northern Virgina Psychiatric Group ![]() Northern Virgina Psychiatric Group ![]() Roy M Stefanik DO ![]() Kaiser Permanente Merrifield Mental Health ![]() Kaiser Permanente Merrifield Mental Health ![]() Kaiser Permanente Merrifield Mental Health ![]() Kaiser Permanente Merrifield Mental Health ![]() Olimpia Rosario MD ![]() Teresa L Delawter MD PC ![]() Philip Greco MD ![]() Julie C Ponquinette MD ![]() Pamela A Quarles MD ![]() James Dee MD ![]() Andrew J Chmiel MD ![]() Northern Virginia Psychiatry Specialists ![]() Paul J Peckar MD ![]() Skyline Psychiatric Associates ![]() Mimi Khine MD ![]() Mimi Ahine ![]() Skyline Psychiatric Associates ![]() F J Pepper MD PC ![]() Julian T Brantley MD ![]() Valerie Buyse MD ![]() Gary L Litovitz MD ![]() J David Mitchell MD ![]() Anne Marie Dietrich MD ![]() Peggy J Lomax MD ![]() William A Mitchell MD ![]() Sang Tran MD ![]() Michael A Del Vecchio MD ![]() Arnold J Kaplin MD Ltd ![]() James Vell Rives MD ![]() Kenneth X Robbins MD ![]() Agnieszka M Zorniak MD ![]() Edward Curcio MD ![]() Michael J Durr MD ![]() Gordon M Gondos MD ![]() Robert W Johnson MD ![]() Allan S Melmed MD ![]() Lizann Schloff MD ![]() George Semchyshyn MD ![]() Joan A Turkus MD ![]() Nari Vaswani MD ![]() Martha S Granger MD ![]() David S Frenkel MD ![]() Arthur Mode MD ![]() Richard Sutton MD ![]() Curt Thompson MD & Associates ![]() Amen Clinics Inc ![]() Amen Clinics Inc ![]() Amen Clinics Inc ![]() Audrey A Moss MD ![]() Prasad CM MD PC ![]() Amen Clinics Inc ![]() Marjorie A Harelick MD ![]() Richard G Ammerman MD ![]() Michael J Arons MD Dale City, VirginiaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-27
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DepressionWhat is a depressive disorder?Depressive disorders have been with mankind since the beginning of recorded history. In the Bible, King David, as well as Job, suffered from this affliction. Hippocrates referred to depression as melancholia, which literally means black bile. Black bile, along with blood, phlegm, and yellow bile were the four humors (fluids) that described the basic medical physiology theory of that time. Depression, also referred to as clinical depression, has been portrayed in literature and the arts for hundreds of years, but what do we mean today when we refer to a depressive disorder? In the 19th century, depression was seen as an inherited weakness of temperament. In the first half of the 20th century, Freud linked the development of depression to guilt and conflict. John Cheever, the author and a modern sufferer of depressive disorder, wrote of conflict and experiences with his parents as influencing his development of depression. In the 1950s and '60s, depression was divided into two types, endogenous and neurotic. Endogenous means that the depression comes from within the body, perhaps of genetic origin, or comes out of nowhere. Neurotic or reactive depression has a clear environmental precipitating factor, such as the death of a spouse, or other significant loss, such as the loss of a job. In the 1970s and '80s, the focus of attention shifted from the cause of depression to its effects on the afflicted people. That is to say, whatever the cause in a particular case, what are the symptoms and impaired functions that experts can agree make up a depressive disorder? Although there is some argument even today (as in all branches of medicines), most experts agree on the following:
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