Category: Depression

Moving out of high poverty appears to affect the mental health of boys, girls differently

From the The JAMA Network Journals media release: For families who moved out of high-poverty neighborhoods, boys experienced an increase and girls a decrease in rates of depression and conduct… Read more »

Childhood adversity launches lifelong relationship and health disadvantage for black men

From the American Sociological Association media release: Greater childhood adversity helps to explain why black men are less healthy than white men, and some of this effect appears to operate… Read more »

Specialized cognitive therapy improves blood sugar control in depressed diabetes patients

From the Massachusetts General Hospital media release: Although maintaining good blood sugar control is crucial for avoiding complications of diabetes, it has been estimated that only about half of patients… Read more »

Symptoms of depression causally linked to coronary heart disease, but not to stroke

From the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) media release: A report published today provides strong evidence that the symptoms of depressive disorder are causally associated with the risk of coronary… Read more »