Depression Is Linked to Inflammation | Psychology Today Canada
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders—about 10% to 20% of the general population experiences a depressive episode in their lifetime. Most scientific studies aimed at understanding how depression develops focus on the nervous system, for example how problems with serotonin and other neurotransmitters affect mood and behavior.…
How AI ‘therapists’ and machine learning could be the answer to affordable mental health care – MarketWatch
“Alexa, I’m depressed.” The idea that a tabletop virtual assistant such as Alexa or Siri knows or cares how you’re feeling sounds straight out of some neurotic comedy. Today, at least. Mental health is a brave new frontier for artificial-intelligence and machine-learning algorithms driven by “big data.” Before long,…
Top Do’s and Don’ts for When You Have a Child with Depression (video)
We’ve got a lot of experience with depression, including being depressed as a child (and the parent of a child with depression). In this video, we talk about things you should and shouldn’t do when your child or teen is depressed.
More College Students Look for Mental Health Help on Campus | Healthiest Communities | US News
More college students are turning to their schools for help with anxiety, depression and other mental health problems, and many must wait weeks for treatment or find help elsewhere as campus clinics struggle to meet demand, an Associated Press review of more than three dozen public universities found. On…
Doing Cocooning Right: Your Environment
Many people feel compelled to cocoon (or hibernate) when winter comes, at least in the evening. The shorter days and cooler weather make being outside seem much less appealing than in the summer, when the sun goes down past 8:00 instead of 5:00 and the air outside feels warm…
If Anxiety Seems to Run in Your Family, Here’s What You Should Know About Your Risk
For the approximately 40 million American adults living with an anxiety disorder, getting to the root cause is key to finding the best treatment options. And even if you haven’t been diagnosed, knowing your risk factors can help you get the care you need faster, if ever you begin…
Prevalence and Incidence of Anxiety and Depression Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Life-Limiting Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA Pediatrics
Question What is the prevalence and/or incidence of anxiety and depression in children, adolescents, and young adults with life-limiting conditions? Findings In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of anxiety in 19 studies was 19.1%, with significant differences in prevalence according to the type of assessment tool…
The Stupid Tips I’ve Been Given To “Cure” My Depression, Ranked | iDiva
The first thing you realise after being diagnosed with a mental illness is that people start treating your brain like a free-for-all which can be scrutinized, analysed, and judged by them. Having a mental illness is bad enough without people coming up to you and telling you all the…
SSRIs May Be Most Effective in Reducing Pediatric Anxiety Disorders – Psychiatry Advisor
SSRIs appeared most effective for overall response and anxiety symptom reduction in pediatric anxiety disorders, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Investigators conducted a systematic review of online databases to identify double-blind, controlled trials of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with generalized,…
Entrepreneurs, You Can Recognize, and Help Your Team Members With, Depression
Ban.do is an L.A.-based design company specializing in stylish gifts and accessories which was founded by entrepreneur Jen Gotch. But for Gotch, something besides business concerns stood in the way of her business, and it had nothing to do with design: She’d been diagnosed with depression at 23. She…