A new research has showed how prescription antidepressants can alter moral behaviour even in case of healthy individuals – a finding that researchers say calls for more research into how these drugs…
Tag: Depression
Recurrent depression could eventually shrink part of your brain
Major depression is one of the most common conditions that affects at least one in six people globally during their lifetime and now researchers have established that recurrent depression could lead to…
Consistent relationship between cyberbullying and depression found
A consistent relationship exists between cyberbullying and reports of depression, researchers have established through a review of social media studies. The median percentage of children and adolescents who reported being bullied online…
A third of new dads worried about their mental health, NCT finds
Postnatal depression can affect men as well and according to a new study carried out by UK’s largest charity for parents – NCT – has found that more than a third of…
Depression increases risk of death by heart failure, researchers say
According to a research presented at the Heart Failure 2015, depression is known to increase the risk of deaths by heart failure by as much as 5 times and that the increased…
Risk of sleep apnea increases with increased severity of PTSD
There is some bad news for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms specifically war veterans as according to a new study, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases with…
Mindfulness is the key to quality of life, mental health charity says
As a part of the Mental Health Awareness Week, YouGov and Mental Health Foundation (MHF) carried out a survey of over 2,000 British adults wherein it was found that nearly a third…
Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Here’s what you need to know!
Since the year 2000, the Mental Health Foundation observes May 11-17 as the Mental Health Awareness Week in a bid to raise awareness about mental health and well-being issues and how anxiety,…
Mindfulness-based therapy pegged as a viable alternative to antidepressants
Based on the first ever large study that compared mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with maintenance antidepressant medication for reducing the risk of relapse in depression, researchers have concluded that MBCT could be…