The Latest Breaking News from Depression

Dadbooster offers online support for fathers experiencing postnatal depression

There's no doubt having a baby is a life-changing event and while it's well known many mothers struggle with depression or anxiety, so can fathers.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Lanarkshire mum with postnatal depression writes book to educate kids on mental health

Celeste Majcher's book Tommy's Mummy is Sad is raising vital awareness o f mental health to children.

Daily Record · Aug 4, 2022

Kudumbashree’s model gender resource centres make strides

Programmes to address postpartum depression, suicide tendency, drug abuse

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Roman Kemp shares harrowing struggle with depression as he contemplated suicide

Capital FM star Roman Kemp will discuss his fight with depression since the age of 15 in his new book ‘Are You Really OK?’

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

Barton Goldsmith: How to deal with emotional triggers

According to the Mayo Clinic, “suicidal thoughts are the result of feeling like you can’t cope when you’re faced with what seems to be an overwhelming life situation.” The tension and sadness of anxiety and depression have led many people to making the ultimate mistake of stepping out of life…

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Study: Sometimes stress could be good for brain functioning

The study found that low to moderate levels of stress can help individuals develop resilience and reduce the risk of developing mental health disorders, like depression and antisocial behaviors. Low to moderate stress can also help individuals to cope with future stressful encounters. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 3, 2022

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead – but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work

Medicine is pragmatic. It has often established that a treatment works well before it has understood how

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead, but that doesn't mean antidepressants don't work

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, long-time critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary of other summaries that confirm there is no evidence to support the idea that depression is…

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2022

'Depressed' policeman kills wife, then himself

PHITSANULOK: A police officer said to suffer fits of depression is believed to have shot dead his wife and then killed himself at the Sai Yoi police living quarters in Noen Maprang district on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Aug 2, 2022

Gut instinct: how your diet shapes your mind

There’s a reason our gut is known as the ‘second brain’ – what you eat has an effect on your mind

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022