Tag: depression
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Smoking Depressed
Read more: Smoking DepressedReported in the Los Angeles Times, a study showing 43% of smokers over twenty are depressed. A chicken-egg study–which came first? Depressed people were more likely to smoke within five minutes of awakening and to smoke more than one pack of cigarettes a day. Twenty-eight percent of adult smokers with depression smoked more than a pack…
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Depression and PMDD
Read more: Depression and PMDDA study looks at the difference between depression and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD): “We found the greatest weight of evidence that PMDD and major depression are really two distinct entities in terms of biological response to stress and with respect to pain sensitivity and pain mechanisms.” More, including a description of PMDD’s intensity, in the…
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The Stress-Depression-Anxiety Connection
Read more: The Stress-Depression-Anxiety ConnectionA study finds the molecular connection between stress, anxiety, and depression. It’s the corticotropin releasing factor receptors! Should’ve known.
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Life and Death Depression
Read more: Life and Death DepressionA study measures the association between death and suicide to try to understand and predict suicidal behavior: [P]articipants presenting to the emergency room after a suicide attempt had a stronger implicit association between death/ suicide and self than did participants presenting with other psychiatric emergencies. In addition, participants with strong associations between death/ suicide and…
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Late-Life Happiness
Read more: Late-Life HappinessFrom ScienceDaily.com, Researchers Identify Secrets to Happiness, Depression Among Oldest of Old. Quick summary: To be happy later, try more happiness now. While there was no indication that resources affect happiness, past life satisfaction — even individual achievements — was found to have a direct association. Because of their results, the researchers urge caregivers of the…