Facebook photos cause Canadian woman to lose benefits for depression

French Canadian IBM employee Nathalie Blanchard, 29, remained on leave from her position at the company for a year and a half due to a diagnosis of major depression. Blanchard said doctors advised her, in the course of ... continue

Mediterranean Diet Linked With Lower Depression Risk

Miami, FL (AHN) - Health experts have long touted the health benefits of following the so-called "Mediterranean diet," but new research suggests it may also cut the risk of depression. Researchers with the University of Navarra in Spain ... continue

Study Cites Strong Link Between Obesity And Depression

Australian and British health researchers say there is a close link between depression and obesity. The researchers, from the University of Adelaide, said in an editorial in the British Medical Journal, that a better understanding of the link ... continue

Study Stresses Differences Between Childhood Anxiety And Depression

Miami, FL (AHN) - A new study by a leading childhood psychiatrist strongly recommends that mental health professionals distinguish between adolescent depression and anxiety disorders. Dr. William W. Hale, a researcher at the Langeveld Institute for the Study ... continue

Study: Common Mental Disorders More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

Durham, NC (AHN) - A recent study on the prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe. Duke University psychologists Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom ... continue

Depression more likely if you’re a gamer

A new study has suggested that gamers are more likely to be depressed. In other news, I'm beginning to suspect researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Georgia have had cameras in my bedroom ... continue

Squeezing your bum gives you good mental health

In what we presume is a scientific "breakthrough" there is a book for sale on Amazon called: How to Good-Bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way? (Paperback). It goes for ... continue