Category: Depression

Study suggests stopping exercise can increase symptoms of depression

From the University of Adelaide press release: Stopping exercise can result in increased depressive symptoms, according to new mental health research from the University of Adelaide. PhD student Julie Morgan… Read more »

Study suggests emotional suppression reduces memory of negative events

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: By peering at the brains of study subjects prompted to suppress negative emotions, scientists have gained new insights into how emotional… Read more »

Study suggests self-compassion may protect people from the harmful effects of perfectionism

From the PLOS press release: Relating to oneself in a healthy way can help weaken the association between perfectionism and depression, according to a study published February 21, 2018 in… Read more »

Study suggests magnetic brain stimulation may alter negative emotion perception

From the Elsevier press release: A new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that processing of negative emotion can be strengthened or weakened by tuning the excitability of… Read more »

Study suggests subjective experience isn’t just all in your head

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Our own unique experiences shape how we view the world and respond to the events in our lives. But experience is highly subjective…. Read more »

Study suggests grape-derived compounds may promote resilience against depression

From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: In a study to be published online February 2 in Nature Communications, scientists from the Icahn School of… Read more »

Study suggests Industrial Revolution may have left a damaging psychological ‘imprint’ on today’s populations

From the University of Cambridge press release: People living in the former industrial heartlands of England and Wales are more disposed to negative emotions such as anxiety and depressive moods,… Read more »

Study suggests lack of sleep could cause mood disorders in teens

From the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Chronic sleep deprivation — which can involve staying up late, and waking up early for work or school — has become a… Read more »