The world might seem a little grayer than usual when we're down in the dumps and we often talk about 'feeling blue' - new research suggests that the associations we make between emotion and color go beyond mere metaphor. The results of two studies indicate that feeling sadness may actually change ...
Date Posted: September 4, 2015
Categories: Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression
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A new survey has found one in seven young people suffer from mental health issues but helping them access art and music may be a powerful treatment.
Aug 27
Categories: Depression
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This therapeutic technique, called 'Socratic questioning' can really help depressed people, research finds. Socratic questioning is used by many therapists to help patients explore new perspectives on themselves and the world. Read on to find out ...
Aug 17
Categories: Depression, Mental Health Professions
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Depressed and medication and therapy doesn't seem to work? These particularly hard-to-treat cases, now have a fresh option to turn to. Called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), the outpatient treatment uses magne-tic waves to ...
Aug 13
Categories: Depression
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So your young children won't eat Brussels sprouts, broccoli or beans? Maybe it's just a phase, and they'll grow out of it. Maybe they're tired of you bossing them around and this is one place where they can push back. Maybe, many parents say, you ...
Aug 5
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development, Depression, Eating Disorders, Mental ...
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Growing up in poverty — as do 22% of children in the US — has alarming, long-term effects on the brain, new studies conclude. This can lead to long-term problems with depression, anxiety, learning difficulties and issues dealing with stress.
Jul 30
Categories: Depression
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The complex mechanisms of interaction and dynamics between the gut microbiota and its host have been illuminated by recent research. Data show that relatively minor changes in microbiota profiles or its metabolic activity induced by neonatal stress ...
Jul 30
Categories: Depression
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There is still widespread confusion about the psychology of Islamic suicide attackers, whether they strike at home or abroad. Are they attempting to sacrifice their lives for an ideological cause, or do they actually want to die? The answer to this ...
Jul 29
Categories: Depression, Other
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A new study by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified promising compounds that could successfully treat depression in less than 24 hours while minimizing side effects. Although they have not yet been tested in ...
Jul 20
Categories: Depression
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A quarter of Australian teenagers with type 1 diabetes are also struggling with depression and anxiety.
A study published today finds that the condition which is treated with injections is placing a significant psychological burden on children.
Jul 20
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical ...
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It seems as though the nature v.s. nurture debate will never end and most modern scientists would come to the consensus that the development of a human being would comprise of both. However, one might think that mental disorders are largely due to ...
Jul 16
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
GOThe Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) is advocating that mental health is as important as one's physical health. Everyone should acknowledge this fact and accept that there is nothing wrong with having a mental condition or disorder. There ...
Jul 10
Categories: Depression, Suicide Prevention
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How much a child's pupil dilates in response to seeing an emotional image can predict his or her risk of depression over the next two years, according to new research from Binghamton University.
Jul 9
Categories: Depression
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People who are depressed often do little to improve their mood, even when given the chance, a new study finds. In fact, their choices often make them sadder, the research found.
Jul 3
Categories: Depression
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There might be a social stigma that seeing a psychologist or therapy is “crazy”. There is something mentally wrong with the person, they are not able to function in their daily life. Here are some reasons that it would be good to see a therapist ...
Jun 26
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression
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Victimization of young people online has received an increasing level of scrutiny, particularly after a series of high-profile suicides of teenagers who were reportedly bullied on various social networks. Cyberbullying on social media is linked to ...
Jun 25
Categories: Depression
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