Those with a genetic predisposition to clinical depression are more likely to exhibit physical symptoms including migraines, chronic pain, and fatigue, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Natural Light May Be Key to Improving Mood and Reducing Insomnia
More time spent outside in natural light was associated with improved mood, better sleep quality, and ease of waking.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mushroom Consumption May Lower Risk of Depression
Regular consumption of mushrooms may reduce a person’s risk of developing depression, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Amyloid Beta and Serotonin May Be Keys to Predicting Who Develops Late-Life Depression
Increased accumulation of amyloid beta and a reduction of serotonin in the brains of older adults was associated with higher risks for developing depression later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Makes Adult Children Cut Ties With Parents
Mothers who report estrangement from their adult children report they often believe their ex-husbands, and the current partner of the child is responsible for the break in their relationships. Additionally, some cite mental health problems experienced …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sense of Purpose Associated With Better Memory
While sense of purpose and cognitive function improved memory recall, sense of purpose alone boosted vividness and coherence in memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Uncovers Link Between Allergies and Mental Health Conditions
People living with common allergies such as asthma, hay fever, and atopic dermatitis are at greater risk of developing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and neuroticism. Researchers report the link was likely not causal.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Depression History Written in the Reactions of the Brain
The more a person experiences severe depression through their lifespan, the less they react emotionally to negative faces during current depressive episodes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gas-Related Intestinal Symptoms Affect Nearly All Adults and Are Associated With Psychological Distress
Gastrointestinal problems associated with gas symptoms are linked to poor quality of life, higher stress, and increases in anxiety and depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treating Severe Depression With On-Demand Brain Stimulation
A modified deep brain stimulation devise that delivers on-demand stimulation when it recognizes changes in brain patterns provides immediate and long-term relief for depression sufferers.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health
Ten minutes of idle thought can tell us a lot about the potential risk of depression, researchers say. Those who tend to ruminate and were more past or negatively focused in their idle thoughts had an increased risk of depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Manic Episodes in Bipolar Disorder Linked to Abnormal Brain Changes
People with bipolar disorder who experience frequent manic episodes had faster cortical thinning, specifically in the prefrontal cortex than those who reported less frequent episodes of mania. Researchers also noted faster enlargement of the brain’s ve…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Older Women More Likely to Report Depressive Symptoms Than Men
Women over the age of 70 are more likely than men of the same age to report feeling symptoms of depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Happiness in Early Adulthood May Protect Against Dementia
Depression experienced during early adulthood increases the risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia later in life, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sports Participation in Young Boys Reduces Depression and Anxiety Later
Young boys who play sports are less likely to develop depression, anxiety, and emotional distress later in childhood, researchers say. Additionally, boys who experience less emotional distress during middle childhood are more likely to be physically ac…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Adjusting Fatty Acid Intake May Help With Mood Variability in Bipolar Disorders
An experimental diet that reduced the intake of omega-6 fatty acids and increased omega-3 fatty acids improved mood variability in those with bipolar disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lack of Trust Exacerbates Loneliness Spiral
Study reveals lonely people showed reduced activity in the anterior insular cortex, an area of the brain associated with trust formation. The anterior insular cortex was less prominently connected to other brain regions in those who expressed feelings …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Adults With Neurologic Conditions More Likely to Have Experienced Childhood Trauma
Adults who experienced traumatic events, including abuse and household dysfunction, as children had an increased risk of developing neurological conditions later in life. Additionally, researchers found a significant link between childhood trauma and d…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Increased Risk of Depression for Young People if Their Mothers Experienced Depression During or After Pregnancy
By the age of 24, children born to mothers who suffered from depression during pregnancy or postpartum depression scored three points higher for depression scores than those whose mothers did not suffer from depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Second-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to Depression
Mouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.
