Category: Depression

Study links chronic illness in childhood to higher rates of mental illness

From the Queen Mary University of London press release: Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early adolescence than healthy children, according to… Read more »

Study suggests a child’s home environment can impact the risk of developing depression

From the American Psychiatric Association press release: New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, finds that children’s rearing environment has a meaningful impact on their risk for… Read more »

Study suggests persistent and worsening insomnia may predict persistent depression in older adults

From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: Older adults with depression may be at much higher risk of remaining depressed if they are experiencing persistent or… Read more »

Study suggests natural mood regulation is low or even absent in people with depression

From the University of Oxford press release: Periods of lockdown during the COVID-19 situation likely to exacerbate problems with mood regulation, say experts at the University of Oxford. Mood varies… Read more »

Study links sedentary behaviour to increased risk of depression in adolescents

From the University College London press release: Too much time sitting still — sedentary behaviour — is linked to an increased risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents, finds a new… Read more »

Study suggests children’s mental health is affected by sleep duration

From the University of Warwick press release: Depression, anxiety, impulsive behaviour and poor cognitive performance in children is affected by the amount of sleep they have, researchers from the University… Read more »

Study examines mental toll of troubled relationships

From the University of Queensland press release: Some forms of domestic violence double victims’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders later in life, according to University of Queensland research. The… Read more »