Mothers Suffering From Depression Take Longer To Respond To Their Children: Study

Mothers suffering from Depression

According to a recent study conducted at University of Missouri, mothers suffering from depression tend to take longer to respond to her child’s back and forth dialogue. Researchers at MU School of Health Professionals examined audio recordings of more than 100 families involved in Early Head Start Program. Early Head Start is a federal child … Read more

Addressing Social Isolation: A Way to Prevent Mass Shootings

Prevent Mass Shootings

According to a recent study in Journal of Psychology of Violence, an analysis was done on the psychological crises of 177 mass shooters. The results of the study indicate social isolation as one of the prominent causes of such attacks. Addressing social isolation can help prevent mass shootings. Samuel West, Ph.D., an assistant professor of … Read more

How To Deal With Layoff Anxiety

layoff anxiety

It has become almost impossible, these days, to avoid the turmoil due to layoffs even in the biggest of the firms. Thousands of people across the globe have come under the sword of organizational decisions. Let us discuss the various ways on how to deal with layoff anxiety. Layoff anxiety is a very real and … Read more

Senator Fetterman’s Revelation on Depression : Breaking Stigma on Mental Health

Breaking stigma on Mental Health

Recently, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into a hospital to be treated for clinical depression. Politicians around have been appreciating his openness on mental health. Disclosure of mental health struggles among public figures can seen as a growing acceptance towards the issue. This has been appreciated as a huge step towards breaking stigma … Read more

NIMH Director Highlights On Effective Treatment For Clinical Depression

Effective Treatment For Clinical Depression

In a recent interview with Face of the Nation, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Joshua Gordon talked about stroke induced depression. He also spoke about effective treatment for clinical depression. He said “Low motivation, sadness, challenges with sleep , appetite, energy, loss of motivation etc. are some of the symptoms … Read more

Explicit And Implicit Gender Stereotyping Can Affect Girls’ Motor Skills: Study

Explicit And Implicit Gender Stereotyping Can Affect Girls’ Motor Skills

According to study published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise, gender stereotyping affects girls’ motor skills. The researchers conducted a study where a group of female children were exposed to explicit (direct) or implicit (indirect) stereotyping and were then asked to participate in four trials of standing long jump. Explicit And Implicit Gender Stereotyping Can Affect … Read more

Teen Girls Reported to have Higher Suicide Risk than Boys: CDC

Teen Girls Reported to have Higher Suicide Risk than Boys

A recent study By Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted that 57% of teenage girls felt sadness in the year 2021. This data was double as that of sadness experienced in men. Around 30% of teenage girls had experience suicidal thoughts. The study also gave an insight into the increasing levels of violence, … Read more

How Do You Know If You Have Depression?

Inflammation linked to Major Depressive Disorder

The feeling of sadness is an inevitable experience for all human beings. This feeling might betemporary for some people, but for others, it might be a daily part of their life. Depression thereforegoes undiagnosed and is not always easily identified. How do you know if you have depression? According to recent report by National Institute … Read more

Commuting to Work Can be Good For Your Mental Health: Study

Commuting to work can be good for your Mental Health

According to researchers at Wayne State and Rutgers University, commuting creates a slight space that allows brain to switch and recharge. During COVID-19 pandemic, remote working deprived people of commuting, which researchers suggest might be one of the reason of increase in burnout, anxiety and depression. Further, researchers point, “We found that on days with … Read more