The Latest Breaking News from Depression

According to the Mayo Clinic, “suicidal thoughts are the result of feeling like you can’t cope when you’re faced with what seems to be an overwhelming life situation.” The tension and sadness of anxiety and depression have led many people to making the ultimate mistake of stepping out of life…

The study found that low to moderate levels of stress can help individuals develop resilience and reduce the risk of developing mental health disorders, like depression and antisocial behaviors. Low to moderate stress can also help individuals to cope with future stressful encounters. Full story on Dynamite News:

Medicine is pragmatic. It has often established that a treatment works well before it has understood how

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, long-time critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary of other summaries that confirm there is no evidence to support the idea that depression is…

PHITSANULOK: A police officer said to suffer fits of depression is believed to have shot dead his wife and then killed himself at the Sai Yoi police living quarters in Noen Maprang district on Monday night.

Comment: Research that questions the evidence for a link between low levels of brain serotonin and depression does not address the wider context of the illness and its impact.

There’s a reason our gut is known as the ‘second brain’ – what you eat has an effect on your mind

Q: I’m a new mom and I’m really struggling. Is it normal to feel so overwhelmed after having a baby?

One of the lead authors of a study that challenged long-held beliefs about depression speaks to Graig Graziosi about the implications of the research and mixed reactions it’s drawn from the public

Mental health and addiction teaching hospital and research center CAMH has recently been awarded Canada's first federal grant by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to study psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. 

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