A new study with college roommates shows that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can actually “rub off” on others, increasing their symptoms of depression six months later.
Studies show that people who respond negatively to stressful life events, interpreting the events as the result of factors they ...
Date Posted: April 19, 2013
Categories: Depression
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Our emotional responses to the stresses of daily life may predict our long-term mental health, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychological scientist Susan ...
Apr 3
Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Stress Management
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A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression ...
Mar 19
Categories: Depression
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Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness programme report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The ...
Mar 16
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Depression, ...
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What makes us happy? Family? Money? Love? How about a peptide?
The neurochemical changes underlying human emotions and social behavior are largely unknown. Now though, for the first time in humans, scientists at UCLA have measured the release of a ...
Mar 9
Categories: Depression, Happiness
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Previous research has shown that being able to call up concrete, detailed memories that are positive or self-affirming can help to boost positive mood for people with a history of depression. But it’s this kind of vivid memory for everyday events ...
Feb 27
Categories: Depression
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Researchers, from the universities of Las Palmas and Navarra, assess the evidence into links between diet and depression and find it lacking. ”Depression is similar in many aspects to heart disease” they explained. “Both are associated with ...
Jan 9
Categories: Depression
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Depression in a group of Medicare recipients ages 65 years and older appears to be associated with prevalent mild cognitive impairment and an increased risk of dementia, according to a report published online.
Depressive symptoms occur in 3 percent ...
Jan 3
Categories: Dementia, Depression
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People over age 65 with high psychosocial distress face increased risk of stroke External link, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Psychosocial distress is a broad concept that includes depression, stress, ...
Dec 14
Categories: Depression
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Antidepressants are the most widely used treatment for people with moderate to severe depression. However, up to two thirds of people with depression don’t respond fully to this type of treatment. New findings, published in The Lancet, have shown ...
Dec 8
Categories: Depression
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