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One in five women with postpartum mood disorders keep quiet

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From the North Carolina State University press release: A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that 21 percent of recent mothers experiencing postpartum mood disorders (PPMDs), such as anxiety and depression, do not disclose… 

Depression overshadows the past as well as the present

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From the University of Portsmouth press release: Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past — rather than glorifying the ‘good old days’, they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according to… 

Links between parents’ earnings, gender roles, mental health

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From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s suggested that women and men would have equal shots at happiness — whether they were their families’ primary breadwinners… 

Being bullied may dramatically affect sleep

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From the McLean Hospital press release: New research from McLean Hospital neuroscientists shows in an animal model that being bullied can have long-term, dramatic effects on sleep and other circadian rhythm-related functions, symptoms that are characteristic… 

Study suggests yoga may help reduce depression symptoms

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From the American Psychological Association (APA) press release: People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice appears to lessen symptoms of the disorder, according… 

Study suggests one in three cases of dementia preventable

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From the University of Southern California – Health Sciences press release: Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world’s dementia cases, according to a report by the… 

Gene variant increases risk for depression

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From the University of Central Florida press release: A University of Central Florida study has found that a gene variant, thought to be carried by nearly 25 percent of the population, increases the odds of developing… 

Study suggests depression changes structure of the brain

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From the University of Edinburgh press release: Changes in the brain’s structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study. Alterations were found in parts of the brain known…