I try to encourage people not to separate a medical visit and a psychiatric visit.

If you think about it they are not that different. Let' take Congestive Heart Failure for instance.. It often results in admission to the hospital.

Fluid builds up around your lungs and you are unable to breathe. Now CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) can be controlled with medication in most instances.

Not everyone will get CHF. CHF is often caused by years of smoking and heart disease. It is the product of choices we make throughout our lives. Choices that may have been in our control or out of our control.

It is also the product of genes. If your family members have Heart Disease you are more likely to get it yourself. It can be avoided by proper health habits and regular checkups.

I'd like any person to explain to me how Depression or any mental disease is different!

Depression is caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. It has genetic roots. It can be prevented or caused by the choices we make in our lives. Either willingly or unwillingly.

The diseases of the mind are no different than diseases of the body. There are small maladies like colds and terrible diseases like cancer. The mind is no different.

There is no need to be ashamed of a psychiatric visit. They serve the same purpose as the Medical Part of the hospital.