Women who receive strong social support from their families during pregnancy appear to be protected from sharp increases in a particular stress hormone, making them less likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Date Posted: October 4, 2016
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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Depression in pregnancy is thought to affect up to one in five women globally in the late stages of pregnancy and shortly after birth. It is characterised by low mood and feelings of hopelessness, and is brought on by a number of factors that can ...
Sep 30
Categories: Child Development, Depression, Pregnancy & Birthing
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In everyday conversation, bilingual speakers often switch between languages mid-sentence with apparent ease, despite the fact that many studies suggest that language-switching should slow them down. New research suggests that consistency may allow ...
Sep 22
Categories: Academic Issues, Depression
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There is no doubt that antidepressants work for many people, but for between 30 and 50% of depressed people, antidepressants don't work. No-one knows why. This work may explain part of the reason
Sep 21
Categories: Depression
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Ever wake up still disturbed - and haunted - by the memory of a particularly upsetting image or incident? Research over the past few years has revealed that sleep is intimately tied to memory and might actually be necessary for a large part of its ...
Sep 13
Categories: Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex ...
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Today, the 10th of September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. One of the most prominent questions surrounding suicide is "Why did they do it?" In considering people’s motivations for killing themselves, it is essential to recognize that most ...
Sep 10
Categories: Depression, Suicide Prevention
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Loneliness not only feels nasty, it can also make you depressed, shatter your sleep, even kill you. Yet scientists think loneliness evolved because it was good for us. It still is - sometimes.
Sep 8
Categories: Depression, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
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More than 100 million people worldwide take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac and Zoloft, to treat depression, anxiety and related conditions, but these drugs have a common and mysterious side effect: they can worsen ...
Aug 26
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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The idea that sadness somehow kindles creativity is a popular and long-lasting one. The artistic canon appears to be full of people whose dark mental states kindled their brilliance but also brought their lives to an early end - such as Vincent van ...
Aug 20
Categories: Depression
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Depression is more than a mental disorder, it affects the body’s ability to detoxify itself.
Aug 10
Categories: Depression
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Reduce depression by combining two activities well-known to make you feel better.
Jul 29
Categories: Depression
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Creating a perfect storm of negative emotions.
Jul 26
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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The talk therapy that is quicker (and cheaper) than cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Jul 25
Categories: Depression
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Energy flows where attention goes," is a philosophy on well-being that resonates with individuals who are seeking positivity. Now, a new review suggests this is the case when it comes to happiness and depression. It seems the same genes that steer ...
Jul 20
Categories: Depression, Happiness
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Only relatively small changes are needed to see benefits to depressive symptoms.
Jul 15
Categories: Depression
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Antidepressants can help to fight a little-known symptom of depression.
Jul 9
Categories: Depression
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