Depression

WASHINGTON — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence. Texas and Florida, two Republican Sunbelt giants, will gain congressional seats from the […]

As a teenager tackling depression, Breanna Hushaw was prescribed more than 15 different antidepressant medications, which “caused a ton of side effects.” Her doctor knew she was struggling and suggested Hushaw might be a good candidate for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Once she started the treatment, Hushaw had one 20-minute session a day for 36

Spiritual depression generally refers to a loss of spiritual vitality and joy. In terms of Christianity, experiencing a spiritual depression might involve: losing touch with your faith “forgetting” God, or struggling to find time for spiritual study focusing more on past mistakes than changes you might make to do better in the future a general

“I see it in the faces, the first responders when I teach it, you know, they’re all there for a reason,” she said. “They’re their public servants. This is what they’re called to do. And they help people every day, and they’re the last ones to reach out for help. So when they do, we,

In a study funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers examined whether depression, either before or during pregnancy, affects the mother-infant relationship. The research was published today (Tuesday 25 May) in BJPsych Open. Researchers looked at the quality of mother-infant interactions eight weeks and 12 months after birth

Share on PinterestWorking from home may have helped some people avoid IBS symptoms. Luis Alvarez / Getty Images Some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) saw improvements in their symptoms during lockdown. While the exact cause of IBS is unknown, stress and anxiety can trigger symptoms in some people. Other triggers include certain foods. Researchers

CHINO, Calif. (KGTV) – ABC 10News spoke to a North County mother who says that she was assaulted by another patient after she was admitted to a Southern California psychiatric hospital while suffering from severe postpartum depression. She told ABC 10News that the bigger issue has to do with psychiatric facilities that are not segregated

When I have felt at my lowest, I try to do Good Deeds. Concrete, literal, measurable actions to make something or someone else better. Even if you’re really struggling with something you’ve done, some terrible regret, or some trait you don’t like in yourself, it’s hard to stay at bottom while someone is measurably better

iStock/Ryan J. Lane It has been decades, but Rahn Bailey, M.D., can still remember what his eighth-grade football coach told one of his teammates whose hand was injured after it got caught between two helmets during a play. “Stick it in the mud,” Bailey recalled. “That speaks to this idea that boys and men are

While many people who give birth report experiencing the “baby blues,” postpartum depression is a more serious condition that affects as many as 1 in 8 women. Symptoms of postpartum depression can include insomnia, irritability, exhaustion, sudden mood changes, unexplained feelings of sadness and hopelessness, and intrusive thoughts. New mothers with postpartum depression may find