Research has shown that the benefits of exercise go beyond just physical wellbeing. Exercise helps support emotional and mental health. So next time you’re feeling down, anxious, or stressed, try to get up and start moving! Physical activity can help: Reduce feelings of depression and stress, while improving your mood and overall emotional well-being. Increase… Continue reading The Emotional Benefits of Exercise
Tag: Depression
Depression Treatment: Too Little and Too Much
Although depression is commonly discussed in the media, researchers have found that most Americans affected by the condition don’t receive treatment. At the same time, the investigators found, it’s possible that overtreatment of depression is widespread. Less than a third of American adults who screened positive for depression received treatment for their symptoms, whereas over… Continue reading Depression Treatment: Too Little and Too Much
The Depression/Dementia Connection
Editor’s note: Depression can be devastating for the sufferer and his or her loved ones, but when paired with dementia, it can be especially heartbreaking. Here, from the experts at Generations Healthcare, a network of skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation facilities in California, is an explanation of the link between depression and dementia, and… Continue reading The Depression/Dementia Connection
Five Things to Never Say to Someone with Depression
In hopes of helping those experiencing depression, we can unintentionally actually make things worse. In my latest book “When Someone You Know Has Depression: Words to Say and Things to Do” (Johns Hopkins Press, June 1, 2016), I give advice for loved ones who have depression or bipolar disorder, including what to say, how to… Continue reading Five Things to Never Say to Someone with Depression
Why Depression in Later Life is Often Overlooked
Depression can occur at any age, but it’s often overlooked in adults 65 and older—a population that is expected to soar to 72 million by the year 2030. In her new book Depression in Later Life: An Essential Guide, Dr. Deborah Serani says depression affects an estimated 15 percent of Americans aged 65 and older,… Continue reading Why Depression in Later Life is Often Overlooked
Clinical Trial Examines Treatment of Complicated Grief
A new study reports on the results of a randomized clinical trial that looked at whether the antidepressant citalopram would enhance complicated grief treatment psychotherapy, and if citalopram would be efficacious without it. The article was published online in June 2016 by JAMA Psychiatry. A release from the publisher explains that complicated grief occurs in… Continue reading Clinical Trial Examines Treatment of Complicated Grief
A Revolutionary Anti-Depressant
The substance ketamine can be an effective anti-depressant, but it hasn’t been used because of its hallucinatory and dissociative side effects. Now, though, a solution may be at hand. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have identified a metabolite of ketamine that quickly reverses depression in mice, but without ketamine’s… Continue reading A Revolutionary Anti-Depressant
In Older Adults, Frailty and Depression Can Affect Spouses
Frailty, a condition that affects 10 percent of people aged 65 and older, can make older adults more prone to disability, falls, hospitalization, and a shorter lifespan. In April 2016, research published online in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined the effects of frailty and depression on married couples. A research summary released… Continue reading In Older Adults, Frailty and Depression Can Affect Spouses
Genes May Determine Our Feelings
How people think and feel about their lives depends on multiple factors, including genes, researchers have found. In a paper published in Nature Genetics, a multi-institutional team, including a researcher from Baylor College of Medicine, reports that they have found genetic variants associated with our feelings of well-being, depression and neuroticism. This is one of… Continue reading Genes May Determine Our Feelings
Even with Education, Obese Women Are at Risk of Depression
Even with higher education, women with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-34.9 (obese I) have double the risk of depression compared with women of normal weight and same educational attainment, according to a new study conducted by a sociologist at Rice University. The study was published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practice.… Continue reading Even with Education, Obese Women Are at Risk of Depression
A New Treatment for Depression?
Researchers have discovered a chemical that could be an innovative tool to control depression, a severe and chronic psychiatric disease that affects 350 million people worldwide. The research, from the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis, was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involves studies of an… Continue reading A New Treatment for Depression?
Mobile Device Addiction Linked to Depression & Anxiety
Is cellphone use detrimental to mental health? A 2016 study from the University of Illinois in Champaign finds that addiction to, and not simply use of, mobile technology is linked to anxiety and depression in college-age students. Here at thifAge.com, we suspect that this addiction issue extends to older adults as well.The study was published… Continue reading Mobile Device Addiction Linked to Depression & Anxiety
Discrimination Increases Risk for Mental-Health Problems
People who are the victims of chronic discrimination, whether on the basis of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation, can develop risk factors for mental disorders, experts say. “We now have decades of research showing that when people are chronically treated differently, unfairly or badly, it can have effects ranging from low self-esteem to a higher… Continue reading Discrimination Increases Risk for Mental-Health Problems
Wage Gap Could Explain Why Women Are More Anxious and Depressed Than Men
The odds of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were markedly greater among women who earned less than their male counterparts, with whom they were matched on education and years of experience, according to research conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Results of the study were published online in January 2016… Continue reading Wage Gap Could Explain Why Women Are More Anxious and Depressed Than Men
Depression Afflicts Seniors Earlier than Thought
If you think older people are happier than younger people, think again. A recent study led by a lecturer at the University of Bradford, UK, suggests that people get more depressed from age 65 onwards. The study, led by psychology lecturer Dr Helena Chui and recently published in the international journal Psychology and Aging, builds… Continue reading Depression Afflicts Seniors Earlier than Thought
Placebo Drugs Can Predict Successful Depression Treatment
If a depressed patient responds well to a placebo, that may determine how well they’ll respond to a real medicine, according to new research. People who can marshal their brain’s own chemical forces against depression, it appears, have a head start in overcoming its symptoms with help from a medication. But those whose brain chemistry… Continue reading Placebo Drugs Can Predict Successful Depression Treatment
Choosing the Right Antidepressant
Depression is a difficult condition to deal with – and choosing the right medicine can be almost as complicated. There are a lot of choices today, but their effects may be unpredictable, according to the Mayo Clinic. As a result, the Mayo experts say, patients can spend months or even years looking for the right… Continue reading Choosing the Right Antidepressant
Forgiveness Helps Women More Than Men
Older women who forgive others are less likely to report depressive symptoms, even if they themselves don’t feel forgiven. But older men, on the other hand, suffered a higher level of depressive symptoms when they had forgiven someone but felt unforgiven themselves. The results, from researchers in the University of Missouri College of Human Environmental… Continue reading Forgiveness Helps Women More Than Men