Tag: mood disorders

Study suggests why depression can make life feel out of control

From the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release via AlphaGalileo: People with depression often feel their life is out of control. It can evoke feelings that their life… Read more »

Study suggests depressive style of thinking can be “contagious”

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: A new study with college roommates shows that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can actually “rub… Read more »

Study suggests link between adult mood disorders and fetal exposure to excessive stress hormones

From the British Neuroscience Association press release via AlphaGalileo: Exposure of the developing foetus to excessive levels of stress hormones in the womb can cause mood disorders in later life… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness may help reduce likelihood of depression-related symptoms in adolescents

From the KU Leuven press release via EurekAlert!: Mindfulness is a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising ‘attentiveness’. Depression is often rooted in a downward spiral of negative feelings… Read more »

Study links childhood depression to cardiac risks in adolescence

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and… Read more »

Study suggests family intervention may improve mood symptoms in children and teens at risk for bipolar disorder

From the Elsevier press release via ScienceDaily: A study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that children… Read more »

Study suggests stress hormone foreshadows postpartum depression in new mothers

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Women who receive strong social support from their families during pregnancy appear to be protected from sharp increases in a particular stress… Read more »

Study suggests memory strategy may help depressed people remember positive experiences

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New research highlights a memory strategy that may help people who suffer from depression in recalling positive day-to-day experiences. The study is… Read more »