Category: Studies
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Transcendental Meditation for Depression
Read more: Transcendental Meditation for DepressionPsychCentral has news about two studies showing that Transcendental Meditation (TM) helps reduce depression…at least for African-Americans and Hawaiians over 55. Participants in both studies who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant reductions in depressive symptoms compared to health education controls. The largest decreases were found in those participants who had indications of clinically…
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Sleep Deprivation v. Depression
Read more: Sleep Deprivation v. DepressionFrom the NYT Opinionator section, In Sleepless Nights, a Hope for Treating Depression–post-partum depression, at least. (Since when did new moms get a lot of sleep anyway?) Sleep deprivation used as a treatment for depression is efficacious and robust: it works quickly, is relatively easy to administer, inexpensive, relatively safe and it also alleviates other…
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Magnet v. Moral Compass
Read more: Magnet v. Moral CompassThe Los Angeles Times reports on an MIT study that shows a magnetic pulse interfering with basic moral judgments. Sounds made up, but evidently it’s science: With their right temporoparietal junctions scrambled, participants seemed unable to recognize an action as wrong unless it led to harm — a moral judgment that virtually all could make easily when…
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Exercise v. Depression and Anxiety
Read more: Exercise v. Depression and AnxietyA Boston University meta-analysis (a study of studies) confirms what you may have already suspected if you’ve ever jogged around the block or done a few sit-ups when anxious, depressed, stressed, or angry–exercise is good for your mental health. “Individuals who exercise report fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, and lower levels of stress and…
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Family Time Increase
Read more: Family Time IncreaseFamily time is on the rise. Relayed by the NYT: Working parents perpetually agonize that they don’t see enough of their children. But a surprising new study finds that mothers and fathers alike are doing a better job than they think, spending far more time with their families than did parents of earlier generations.