HealthDay News — Working moms are less likely to show symptoms of depression than stay-at-home moms, a new study finds.However, working moms who dont cut themselves any slack and have unrealistic expectations about how easy it will be to balance work and family have higher levels of depression than their more laid-back counterparts.Researchers analyzed survey [...]
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(Reuters Health) – Light therapy may improve symptoms in pregnant women with depression, suggests a new study of 27 women in Switzerland. While the study was small, the findings are promising for doctors who have been hesitant to treat with antidepressants out of fear that the drugs might harm the fetus. On the other hand, [...]
In January 2008, Clori Rose, a high school teacher in Atlanta, was halfway through her pregnancy when she started to notice a significant change in her emotions. A remark from a student that she normally would have brushed aside sent her into a state of distress. “It made me cry, and I seriously couldn’t stop [...]
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more women than men are diagnosed with depression every year. The reason for this difference is unknown, mostly because we don’t have a full understanding of what causes depression in either gender. An argument can be made that women and men actually suffer depression in equal numbers, [...]
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more women than men are diagnosed with depression every year. The reason for this difference is unknown, mostly because we don’t have a full understanding of what causes depression in either gender. An argument can be made that women and men actually suffer depression in equal numbers, [...]
Women suffer from unipolar (as opposed to bipolar or manic) depression in greater numbers than men do; twice as much by most estimates. Causes The reason or reasons why women have unipolar depression more frequently than men is less definite, due to a great extent to the fact that we don’t fully understand what causes [...]
Postpartum depression is the cruelest form of depression, coming when it does. Your most joyful (albeit totally sleep-deprived) time becomes your most torturous. After I had my son, I was certainly sleep deprived, but my overwhelming emotion was wonder and absolute content. My parents told me that I was a natural mother. Certainly taking care [...]
