Is it really possible that a multi-billion dollar industry is founded on nothing more effective than a sugar pill? Should you trust antidepressants? After all, you might be on them yourself (and if you are, then never just stop taking them without having a gradual phase-out plan in place). Or perhaps you know someone who’s [...]
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The Antidepressant Industry’s Dirty Little Secret
Posted in Depression, Research on 29/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Depression is definitely an equal opportunity illness
Posted in Depression on 20/04/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Depression is definitely an equal opportunity illness. It is a fact that not everyone is prone to depression, and that some people become more severely depressed than others – both of these facts have researchers busy trying to determine what makes some folks appear to be ‘immune’ to feelings of depression. It’s important to remember [...]
Meditation – a prescription for depression
Posted in Depression, Meditation, Mindfulness, Research on 20/04/2010 | 2 Comments »
For the second time this year, news that meditation techniques can be an effective treatment for depression has received widespread media coverage. In January, the Mental Health Foundation recommended expanding the provision of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for everyone at risk of depressive relapse in the UK, based on trials showing an eight-week course of treatment [...]
How the Guts “Second Brain” Influences Mood and Well-Being
Posted in Depression, Research, Responsive on 17/02/2010 | Leave a Comment »
As Olympians go for the gold in Vancouver, even the steeliest are likely to experience that familiar feeling of “butterflies” in the stomach. Underlying this sensation is an often-overlooked network of neurons lining our guts that is so extensive some scientists have nicknamed it our “second brain”. via Think Twice: How the Guts “Second Brain” [...]
Internet addiction linked to depression?
Posted in Depression, Research on 03/02/2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, UK psychologists have said.The study, reported in the journal Psychopathology, found 1.2% of people surveyed were “internet addicts”, and many of these were depressed. via BBC News – Internet addiction linked to depression, says study.
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