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Love Hormone May Buffer Kids From Moms Depression

HealthDay News — Children born to mothers with postpartum depression are at increased risk for mental health problems, but a hormone called oxytocin may reduce the risk, according to a new study.Oxytocin, which is produced naturally in the body and has been associated with feelings of love and trust, may help protect kids from the [...]

 

Suicidal Behavior May Begin Before High School | Psych Central News

Emerging research suggests thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. Experts say that about one in nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school. A new study finds that nearly 40 percent of young adults who said they had tried suicide said that [...]

 

Bullying Moves From Online to Text-Messaging: Study

HealthDay News — Kids exposure to online attacks and deviant behavior appears to have leveled off, but as more kids socialize by cellphone, sexual and other bothersome text messages are on the rise, a new study finds.Young people use technology to converse and connect with one another and, as with face-to-face methods, “there are positives [...]

 

Happy Kids a Product of Genes, Parenting, Study Finds

(HealthDay News) — As scientists continue to tease out the impact of nature versus nurture, it appears that kids unlucky enough to get a “downer” personality gene can end up with sunnier outlooks when they’re parented in a warm, positive manner. A new study on nearly 1,900 children aged 9 through 15 with a gene [...]

 

Childhood Depression, Anxiety Tied to Pain in Adulthood

(HealthDay News) — Children who experience abuse or other adversities and develop mental health disorders are at increased risk for chronic physical problems when they’re adults, according to a new study. Researchers examined data from people in 10 countries included in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys initiative. The team looked at anxiety [...]

 

Kids of Moms With History of Depression Seem Less Happy

(HealthDay News) — Children who show fewer than normal signs of affection or happiness, such as smiles, laughter or hugs, might be at risk for depression, a new study suggests. Although greater-than-normal crying and negative emotions in children can be a red flag for depression, too few demonstrations of happiness and affection could mean that [...]

 

Could Pop Music Be Linked to Depression?

HealthDay News — A preliminary study of American kids suggests a connection between listening to pop music and suffering from major depressive disorder.But, before you pull the battery from your child’s MP3 player, know that the study did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship. And there was no clear indication whether kids who were predisposed to [...]

 

Depression in Children: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Image: Deborah 1963

A few years ago, my mother unearthed some pictures of me as a baby which I had never seen before. One showed me at about eight months old, crawling on the grass of Golden Gate Park. I was looking directly at the camera, my tongue sticking out of the corner of my mouth, and I was laughing. My face was lit from within, and looked happy, confident and even a little mischievous. Read on