Tag: depression

Study suggests children born extremely preterm are more likely to be diagnosed with depression

From the University of Turku press release: A study using extensive nationwide registry data showed that girls born extremely preterm, earlier than 28 weeks gestational age, were three times more… Read more »

Study suggests benefits to mental health and sleep for the physically active

From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release: In the middle of the pandemic this spring, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) conducted a… Read more »

Study suggests yoga and meditation can help reduce chronic pain

From the American Osteopathic Association press release: A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions… Read more »

Study suggests job security, finances strongly related to increased anxiety during pandemic

From the University of Connecticut press release: In mid-April 2020, the national unemployment rate reached 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression. Forty-one million American workers filed for… Read more »

Study suggests link between depression and inflammation, metabolic change

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Anxiety and depression are often linked and assumed to be closely related, but now research has shown for the first time that… Read more »

Study suggests gamifying interventions may improve mental health

From the PLOS press release: A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being. Published September 2, 2020… Read more »

Study suggests anxiety and depression are associated with medical care avoidance during the pandemic

From the University of Toronto press release: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been empirical and anecdotal reports of declines in both emergency and ambulatory medical visits…. Read more »

Study suggests depressed or anxious teens risk heart attacks in middle age

From the European Society of Cardiology press release: Depression or anxiety in adolescence is linked with a 20% greater likelihood of having a heart attack mid-life, according to research released… Read more »