Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2010 22:48 - 7 Comments
Internet addicts download depression
U. LEEDS (UK)—People who spend a lot of time browsing the net are more likely to show depressive symptoms, according to the first large-scale study of its kind in the West. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2010 12:02 - 2 Comments
Breaking cycle of family depression
VANDERBILT—Cognitive behavioral intervention for families may help prevent depression in parents with a history of depression and in their 9- to 15-year-old children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2010 15:08 - 1 Comment
Sleep, mental problems for wives of deployed
UNC-CHAPEL HILL—Wives of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and other mental health conditions than women whose husbands are not deployed. The recent finding “confirms what many people have long suspected,” says lead author Alyssa Mansfield. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 11:44 - 3 Comments
Everybody’s working for the ‘weekend effect’
U. ROCHESTER—We feel better, physically and mentally, on the weekends—regardless of age, marital status, income level, or occupation—concludes a recent study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 12:27 - 0 Comments
History predicts depression risk for seniors
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 16:35 - 1 Comment
Personality-changing meds boost mood
U. PENN/NORTHWESTERN/VANDERBILT (US)—Antidepressant medications—particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs—can substantially change patients’ personalities. The personality changes appeared to be linked to long-term improvements in mood, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2009 14:20 - 5 Comments
Childhood trauma lingers in mind, body
DUKE (US)—Negative experiences in childhood may alter not only an adult’s psychology but also physical health into middle age and beyond. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Dec 2, 2009 18:14 - 18 Comments
BEST OF 2009: ‘Fear of fear’ is such a downer
PENN STATE (US)—People who are overly anxious often find themselves in a Catch-22 of fear so intense it results in depression, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 1, 2009 18:38 - 2 Comments
Proud black teens less depressed
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 1, 2009 16:13 - 2 Comments
Loneliness can be infectious
U. CHICAGO (US)—Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2009 12:09 - 4 Comments
Chemo exacerbates insomnia for cancer patients
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients’ ability to fully recover. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2009 13:47 - 15 Comments
Folic acid: Too much of a good thing?
UC DAVIS (US)—Taking folic acid, unless specifically advised by a physician, should be avoided because at elevated levels it may aggravate metabolic complications associated with vitamin B-12 deficiency, leading to anemia and neurological damage, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 30, 2009 15:42 - 12 Comments
‘We’ beats ‘me’ in depression battle
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A genetic vulnerability to depression is much more likely to be realized in cultures with a “me-first” attitude, like the United States and Europe, than in those that promote group cohesion and interdependence. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2009 15:21 - 2 Comments
Depression may raise heart disease risk
EMORY (US)—Depression tends to reduce coronary flow reserve, resulting in a greater risk of heart disease for people who suffer from it, according to a new study. The findings also suggest genetic susceptibility influences which individuals have an increased risk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2009 16:37 - 5 Comments
Exercise—not fitness—buffs up body image
U. FLORIDA (US)—The simple act of exercise can boost confidence, a new study finds. Researchers say people who don’t achieve workout milestones such as losing fat, gaining strength, or improving cardiovascular fitness feel just as good about their bodies as their more athletic counterparts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 23, 2009 3:06 - 5 Comments
Smoking takes a backseat to mental health
NORTHWESTERN (US)–People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but doctors are not recommending they quit, according to a recent study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2009 18:57 - 13 Comments
Depressed? Anxious? Aren’t we all?
“I think we’ve got to get used to the idea that mental illness is actually very common,” says Jane Costello. “People are growing up impaired, untreated, and not functioning to their full capacity because we’ve ignored it.”
Society & Culture - Aug 18, 2009 4:00 - 2 Comments
Even in small doses, happiness is healthy
“The levels of positive emotions that produced good benefits weren’t extreme. Participants with average and stable levels of positive emotions still showed growth in resilience even when their days included negative emotions,” says study author Barbara Fredrickson.
