Depression

The NSW Police Force breached its duty of care to a police officer who became depressed after witnessing traumatic scenes of death and injury and had colleagues kill themselves, the NSW District Court has found. Now the state will have to compensate the officer for her complete inability to work due to major depression. The […]

Newswise — Exercise has long-been recommended as a cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients of depression, yet new evidence from the University of California of San Diego suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the nature of the relationship between physical activity and mental health. In a study of college students conducted before and during the pandemic, findings

COVID-19 has tripled the rate of depression in US adults in all demographic groups—especially in those with financial worries—and the rise is much higher than after previous major traumatic events, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open. Led by researchers from Boston University, the study involved data from 1,441 respondents to a

WHO works with Member States and partners to reduce the burden of mental disorders like depression. The World Health Assembly has passed several resolutions relating to the prevention and treatment of depression, including in a May 2013 resolution calling for a comprehensive, coordinated response to mental disorders at the country level. WHO has developed brief

If you experience persistent feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and helplessness, you’re not alone. Millions of people in the United States live with depression. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that over 17 million adults experienced a major depressive episode in the previous year. While many people learn to manage daily life with

Root extracts from the African shrub iboga have long been used in traditional healing rituals and more recently as an experimental treatment for depression and to reduce drug cravings in addiction. Scientists now are working on a version of the extract that doesn’t cause heart attacks or hallucinations as side effects. Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The Black Church is an institution that was forged in crises. Through slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation and the civil rights era, the network of places of worship serving traditionally Black congregations has seen its fair share of traumatic events. In

Alyssa Fowers Graphics reporter focusing on data visualization and analysis William Wan National correspondent covering health, science and news May 26, 2020 For every 100 American adults, 34 show symptoms of anxiety, depression or both 20 have symptoms of both anxiety and depressive disorders 10 show symptoms of anxiety alone 4 show symptoms of depression

Feel a little “blah” lately? You don’t have much to do, and no one to do it with either. You’re home alone, again, when gloominess strikes, adding misery to your boredom. Sadness is a very normal reaction when you want to spend time with other people and can’t. Connecting with others isn’t just an enjoyable

A researcher at the University of Cincinnati is studying whether electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can be helpful in treating certain psychiatric conditions, like depression. Francisco Romo-Nava, MD calls his research “neuroscience of the body in psychiatric disorders.” “We think that a relatively small electrical current applied through the skin, which can barely be