Kids and teens tend to seek refuge or connection in music when depressed, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests. The researchers say this bit of information is useful as it could help parents and clinicians recognize and assess depression early on, although they are also quick to point out [...]
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ADHD Indicator of Other Mental Problems in Kids
Kids with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) particularly from low-income families are more likely to concurrently suffer other discipline, speech and mental problems. This was the finding of a recent study wherein data for 62,000 children culled from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health was examined and analyzed by UCLA researchers. ADHD – [...]
Antidepressant Use More Prevalent in Northern England
In England, depression is common in deprived areas as well as in regions with high percentage of people with chronic illnesses. But recent data gathered by the Guardian shows that while the north have more depressed people, the rate of antidepressant prescription is remarkably higher compared to regions in the south where depression is also [...]
Fat-Laden Foods Induce Depression, Study Says
A new study from the Universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria suggests a link between depression and foods with high trans-fat and saturated fat contents, further boosting claims on the deleterious effects these lipid groups have on human health. The researchers followed more than 12,000 volunteers – all without prior history of [...]
Coping With Depression, Men Needs More Than Women Do
A groundbreaking study from the University of Otago in Wellington recently published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that men have more difficulties than women in their social and role functioning while going through depression. This finding contradicts earlier studies that found women to have more difficulties dealing with mental health problems, although the [...]
Depression Affects 9% of Americans
A study released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that nine percent of the adults surveyed from across America and US territories have some forms of depression. Worse, the study also found that three percent suffers from major depression, with even higher percentages for those who are unemployed (10%) and those [...]
Study Says Abortion Not Psychologically Damaging
A recent study on 289 adolescent respondents on the outcome of pregnancies concludes that having an abortion does not result in major psychological consequences any more than keeping the baby. This finding sets aside popular belief that abortion – still a highly political and controversial issue – results in depression and low self-esteem; instead, the [...]
Contraceptive Pills Change Women’s Behavior
It seems observations that women on the pill act differently have basis after all, as a new study published in the Brain Research journal shows that those taking hormones have more matter in some parts of the brain, possible impacting the behavior one way or the other. Some researchers suggest that the enlargement makes the [...]