Sleeping less than 8 hours a night can lead to depression
Regular sleep disruptions can increase the difficulty in shifting attention away from negative thoughts.
Eating probiotics likely to help prevent depression
Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for health, especially the digestive system.
Ketamine may reduce suicidal thoughts: Study
Researchers found that administration of low-dose ketamine reduced anti-suicidal thoughts within hours.
Dec 15, 2017, 12:57 PM IST
Brain mechanism behind depression identified
For the study, the researchers used a new approach to measure the influence of one brain region on another, referred to as effective connectivity, in depression.
Exercising for just an hour every week may prevent depression
A study says that exercising for just an hour every week can help prevent the risk of depression, only if it is followed religiously.
Oct 03, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
Smartphone apps may help reduce depression
The results showed that smartphones open up non-stigmatising and self-managing avenues of care for the people with depression because smartphones can help them monitor, understand and manage their own mental health.
Sep 23, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
One in four girls depressed at age 14: UK study
Based on the 14-year-olds reporting of their emotional problems, 24 per cent of girls and nine per cent of boys were found to suffer from depression.
Sep 22, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Google will help you deal with depression this way – Read
The feature, launched for users in the US, will provide an option to take a clinically validated screening questionnaire called PHQ-9 when a person Googles the word "depression".
Aug 24, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
Depression affects men and women differently, says study
The study further says that the condition has different effects on the brain activity of males and females in particular regions of brain.
Jul 12, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Gene that plays key role in depression identified
Globally, depression affects over 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year - it is the second-leading cause of death among people between the ages of 15 to 29, researchers said.
Jul 07, 2017, 14:34 PM IST
Chronic physical illness in childhood can give you depression in adulthood: Study
The paper revealed that the sufferers of all chronic conditions reviewed were at increased risk of developing depression or anxiety, emotional problems that persisted beyond childhood and adolescence and into adult life.
May 13, 2017, 11:44 AM IST
Government hospitals in Kerala to pay special attention to depressed people
Such clinics would be opened in 170 primary health centres, which are being converted as family health centres under the Comprehensive Primary Health Care programme.
Apr 21, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
Play tackles stigma, superstitions surrounding depression
The play 'Avsaad Aao Baat Kare (Depression Let's Talk)' - presented at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi - depicts major organs of the body in human form and accusing each other of being depressed.
Apr 07, 2017, 17:51 PM IST
WHO releases staggering figure of depressed people globally – Read story to know number
These new figures are a wake-up call for all countries to re-think their approaches to mental health and to treat it with the urgency that it deserves.
Apr 01, 2017, 10:15 AM IST
