‘For countless families across outback Australia the past five years have been tough, with the ongoing stress of trying to stay on the land during a crippling drought.
It’s no surprise that rural doctors are warning that the cumulative stress has triggered another long and painful battle for many, with depression.
And while people in the Bush […]
‘A new program to raise the awareness of depression in older people has been launched in Hobart today.
Beyond Blue and the Council on the Ageing have trained 10 older people to help raise awareness of depression in older age groups in rural and remote areas of Tasmania.
The Beyond Maturity Blues peer educators will give presentations […]
‘An early investment in high-quality childcare for low-income children can reduce the risk of depression later in life, a new U.S. study says.
Young adults from low-income families who received full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 reported fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care, […]
‘When it comes to depression therapy, minorities are more likely than whites to prefer counseling to medication, according to a large U.S. survey.
In an Internet survey of about 75,000 Americans, researchers found that African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans were two to three times more likely than whites to say […]
‘About one in 10 women suffer depression during or immediately after pregnancy — and much of the time that illness goes untreated or undertreated, medical researchers said Monday.
“Unfortunately, it seems that pre-natal and post-natal depression only gets attention in tragedies or when celebrities are involved,” said Stanley Zinberg, vice president for practice activities for the […]
‘The stigma of mental illness keeps many of the 54 million Americans — one in five — who suffer from a mental disorder from seeking treatment, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.However, thinking medication cures mental illness is a myth, according to the NIMH. New medications made available over the past few decades […]
‘Living in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood may help shield older men from depression, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among 740 older adults living in the Seattle area, men who lived in more walkable neighborhoods tended to show fewer depression symptoms than men from less walker-friendly areas.
The findings, published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, […]
‘Women with recurrent depression may prevent subsequent depressive episodes with monthly-maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy, found a U.S. study.A study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that once-per-month maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy, a form of therapy which focuses on relationships and interpersonal events that tend to trigger depression, was effective in preventing recurrence of depression.’
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