Young people are getting unhappier – a lack of childhood freedom and independence may be partly to blame

Parents increasingly organise entertainment for their children rather than letting them come up with it themselves.

Fiorentina Sterkaj, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychology, University of East London • conversation
April 10, 2024 ~8 min

Antidepressant prescriptions for young women spiked during pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers report.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~4 min


Tips to cope with seasonal affective disorder this winter

Winter often comes with mental health challenges. Experts have tips on winter wellness and how to make it through a few more cold months.

Courtney Perrett - U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 16, 2024 ~3 min

Can ketamine ease veterans’ severe depression?

A series of doses of ketamine gave veterans with treatment-resistant depression partial relief. Some people even had full remission.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Feb. 2, 2024 ~10 min

Could a drug one day block harmful stress responses?

New research could pave the way for much more specific treatments for stress-​related conditions such as chronic depression.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 29, 2024 ~6 min

Why you may feel depressed and anxious when you're ill – and how to cope with it

Research suggests we should embrace feeling down when ill.

Julie Lasselin, Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology, Stockholm University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2024 ~7 min

Feeling depressed linked to short-term increase in bodyweight among people with overweight or obesity

Increases in symptoms of depression are associated with a subsequent increase in bodyweight when measured one month later, new research from the University of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 10, 2024 ~4 min

Stories about war, violence and hate crime can cause anxiety, anger and depression in kids -- here's how to discuss bad news with your children

Talking about violence with teens and tweens is very different from the conversation you’ll have with younger children.

Robin Gurwitch, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 ~9 min


Caregivers may have lower risk of depression

Becoming a caregiver to an aging parent or spouse can be stressful, but a new study questions the idea that it's a risk factor for depression.

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Dec. 21, 2023 ~5 min

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

A trauma-informed therapist discusses how grief affects the brain and highlights the role of a sixth stage of grief – finding meaning – in the healing process.

Mandy Doria, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 min

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