A recent study in China exposed mice to unpredictable stress during the day and played music to them at night. The results indicated that listening to music completely prevented the development of anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in these mice. Biochemical parameters examined further supported […]
Tag: Depression
Connection between light levels and mental health — climate change could also have an impact in the future – Science Daily [2023-12-21]
In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected between June and September. In late autumn, the number of […]
New psychology research reveals a strong link between life purpose and reduced depression – PsyPost [2023-12-09]
Recent research has demonstrated a significant connection between having a sense of purpose in life and lower levels of depression and anxiety. This finding, based on data from tens of thousands of individuals and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, suggests that having […]
Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression – and new research may explain why – Science Daily [2023-09-11]
A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too much sedentary behaviour, reduces the risk of depression, new research has found. In research published today in Nature Mental […]
Why People Don’t Take Your Depression Seriously – Psychology Today [2023-08-21]
Talking about your depression is extremely difficult. Sometimes, even when you’ve finally built up the courage to talk about it, nothing changes. It’s easy to assume that people don’t care about you or they don’t believe you when opening up to them doesn’t change […]
Half the population to have a mental health disorder by 75 – Science Daily [2023-07-31]
A global study co-led by researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School has found one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professor John McGrath from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, Professor Ronald Kessler from Harvard Medical […]
A new study finds a strong link between depression and dementia – CTV News [2023-07-24]
A diagnosis of depression in adulthood could more than double your risk of developing dementia in older age, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology, used data from more than 1.4 million Danish citizens who were followed […]
