Psychologists are looking at how breast feeding, oxytocin and face-to-face interactions between a mother and her baby are impacted by depression and the mother's oxytocin levels.
Date Posted: March 23, 2016
Categories: Depression, Parenting
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A chemical discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis, may be a new, innovative tool to control depression.
Mar 16
Categories: Depression
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A new study is underway to determine whether treating a depressed caregiver will improve the child’s asthma.
Mar 15
Categories: Depression, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Parenting
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Middle-aged adults with psychological illness such as anxiety and depression are more likely to have longer hospital stays and rehabilitation following trauma affecting bones and muscles.
Mar 14
Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Social support from family and friends does not have an entirely positive effect on mental health but is instead a 'mixed blessing,' say researchers.
Mar 10
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Depression
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Potential benefits of yoga for people who experience mental health problems related to trauma.
Mar 10
Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Depression and anxiety, and not necessarily the use of antidepressant medication, are associated with lower pregnancy and live birth rates following in vitro fertilization, according to a large register study in Sweden.
Mar 8
Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Critical neurotransmitters were boosted in the study, possibly helping to restore mental health.
Mar 5
Categories: Depression
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Men who are depressed themselves often view their own problems very negatively, new research finds.
Mar 1
Categories: Depression, Men's Issues
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Slow-wave sleep - the deeper sleep during which the brain turns each day's events into permanent memories - is fragmented in adulthood in people exposed to high levels of alcohol in the womb.
Feb 29
Categories: Child Development, Depression, Learning Difficulties, Mood Swings / ...
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A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that adolescents with major depression who performed a computer-based task designed to shift attention from sad to neutral to positive ...
Feb 26
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Depression, Teenage Issues
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Cognitive behavioral therapy and second-generation antidepressants are equally effective as treatments for major depression, according to new, evidence-based clinical guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Feb 25
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical ...
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A newly discovered human gene mutation appears to contribute both to unusual sleep patterns and to heightened rates of seasonal depression.
Feb 24
Categories: Depression, Sleep Disorders
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People prescribed anti-depressants should be aware they could be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, say UK researchers.
Feb 22
Categories: Depression, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Swimming great Ian Thorpe has revealed he has battled mental health issues since his teenage years as he opened up about his struggle with depression.
Feb 19
Categories: Depression
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What do you know about antidepressant pills? How true are they?
Jan 28
Categories: Depression
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