Depression

Kiara Robillard says she was in a really bad place. During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after she was struck by a truck and her spine broke in two places, she moved home to Alberta from California. “That put a real damper on my life for quite awhile,” says the 25-year-old, who’s unemployed and […]

A “near drowning” test that uses small animals in the testing for depression and mood disorder drugs has come in for criticism, with pro-animal groups approaching the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). The test that has been stopped by some international pharmaceutical companies. In fact, the DCGI is said to have sought responses from

EDMONTON — Kiara Robillard says she was in a really bad place. During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after she was struck by a truck and her spine broke in two places, she moved home to Alberta from California. EDMONTON — Kiara Robillard says she was in a really bad place. During the start

Governor Tom Wolf speaks about efforts to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. Governor Tom Wolf is building on his commitment to help hardworking Pennsylvanians. Today, the governor joined legislators and workers to renew his call to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour with a pathway to $15. Later this week, the governor’s plan to

Representational image (IANS) Exercise has for long been recommended as cognitive-behavioural therapy for patients with depression, yet new evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the nature of the relationship between physical activity and mental health. The study of college students, conducted before and during the pandemic, revealed the average steps of subjects declined from

Depression. Substance abuse. Divorce. All increased dramatically over the past year in Oakland County, experts say. And all are by-products of a year in isolation, coupled with unemployment and financial insecurity that the coronavirus brought. But mental health advocates say some good has come out of the pandemic: More awareness of help that is available

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Low pressure and its respective front will continue to transition east overnight, allowing rain chances to slowly fade away in to early tomorrow morning. Its replacement will be a ridge of high pressure that will track in from the Heartland and settle across the interior of the Southeast. This will keep

Philadelphians experienced increased anxiety and depression during first wave of COVID-19, Drexel study sugges  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Before the coronavirus pandemic, I had one or two college students each semester who missed some classes due to anxiety or depression. Since Covid-19 hit, I have witnessed an epidemic of anxiety and depression in the form of missed online classes, failure to complete assignments and struggles to focus. Schools at all levels can be

We are familiar with conflicts, loss, insult and rejection. Negative experiences are a part of interpersonal and community life, and we encounter these unpleasantries at some point or the other. Then what pushes some of us into the depths of depression? There are several sound studies that indicate genetic vulnerability as a significant factor; fluctuations