Tag: Depression

Study finds older adults with asthama are at higher risk of depression

A recent prospective study of about 2,000 Canadian older individuals published online in the journal Respiratory Medicine discovered that older adults with asthma were at higher risk for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 23, 2023

Researchers find association between multiple sclerosis lesions, depression

 There seems to be a link between two serious medical disorders. Globally, millions of individuals suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that attacks the body's central nervous system, while hundreds of millions of people suffer from depression, a mood illness with crippling symptoms.

January 23, 2023

Individuals diagnosed with mental disorders lose years of working life: Study

The study found that people diagnosed with schizophrenia lose, on average, 24 years of working life after receiving the diagnosis.

December 7, 2022

Amrit Mahotsav is celebrating post-pandemic life: Khattar

The CM said depression certainly has a bad effect on the lives of the people and to fight this, one should participate in cultural activities, programmes and sports along with doing physical exercise.

November 10, 2022

Strict parenting can genetically lead children to depression: Study

Stresses in childhood may lead to a general tendency to depression in later life by altering the way your DNA is read.

October 22, 2022

Research reveals how mushrooms become “magic mushrooms”

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that the psychedelic substances present in "magic mushrooms" have the ability to treat diseases like addiction, obsessive disorder, anxiety, and depression.

October 17, 2022

Bear Grylls: UK schools are ill-equipped to tackle mental health issues

 British adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls, who is known for his show 'Man vs. Wild', has a word of advice for the UK's schooling system.

October 14, 2022

Nearly one in 10 in US report having depression: Study

Data were drawn from the 2015a'2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a nationally representative study of US individuals aged 12 years and older.v

September 20, 2022

Policemen ‘open up’ about mental health issues

Let's Open Up session is initiated so that any policeman can come out with his cause of stress, strain and depression at the police station.

June 5, 2022

Yogasanas to Curb Stress, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

Yoga is highly beneficial for mental and physical health. It has been analyzed and proved on the basis of a thorough research analysis, that yoga can improve the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorders and chronic health conditions caused by anxiety and stress.

May 8, 2022

Depression over south-east Bay of Bengal not to impact Odisha: IMD

As per latest meteorological analysis, the current system has no direct impact over the Odisha region, IMD’s Bhubaneswar regional centre officials said.

March 20, 2022

Embrace depression and go beyond it

Someone asked Osho if it is justified and ethical for patients of depression to be given Dynamic Meditation?’

January 29, 2022

Depression in pregnancy can be predicted by blood markers: Study

"Our findings are an exciting development and an important first step toward using these types of methods more widely to help patients. Our next steps include replicating the results in additional patient samples to verify cut-offs for depression risk," Achtyes.

January 27, 2022

Thin line between depression and feeling depressed

A high-functioning depressed person appears energetic, carefree and cheery on the outside, most of the time and people close to them never get to know that on the inside they are being sucked into a black hole. Strangely, they would go out of their way to keep others happy, masking their own sadness.

November 13, 2021

School-based screening may up identification, treatment for depression

"Our study is publishing at a time when more adolescents are reporting symptoms of depression," said Sekhar, who served as principal investigator.

November 7, 2021

Police say K’taka man who poisoned kids suffered from depression

A note was recovered which read "no one is responsible for the death of his children and himself" and Rs 20,000 in cash was placed beside the note for the last rites.

October 24, 2021

Can gardening be an effective way to fight depression?

"Even during this pandemic, each nation is battling a war where the enemy is not visible nor are the weapons. In these times, along with other safety measures, why not turn to the potential benefits of gardening as a way to help in the mental and physical war against coronavirus."

May 21, 2021