The Latest Breaking News from Depression

Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression

ASA says Instagram video featuring TV star wearing device ‘encouraged people to take their treatment into own hands’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

The FDA and psychedelic research

To move the drugs forward, manufacturers may need to follow the agency’s advice for elevating evidence quality

Salon · Aug 6, 2024

Hospitalization From Heart Diseases Raises Mental Health Risk: Study

The study highlights the heightened risk for mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and self-harm, during the recovery years, especially within the first year after hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases.

Medical Daily · Aug 5, 2024

Psilocybin legislation is helping psychedelic drugs make a comeback – a drug researcher explains the challenges they face

An operations manager finds relief from her depression with the help of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive component of “magic mushrooms.” A veteran conquers his post-traumatic stress disorder through therapy using MDMA, a synthetic compound known on the street as “ecstasy” or “molly.” A stay-at-home mom tries LSD, otherwise known as…

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2024

Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist, our study found. And it’s cheaper

Around 3.2 million Australians live with depression.

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2024

The Grapes of Wrath review – dark moments on a long jalopy ride through a shattered world

The hardship in Steinbeck’s classic Depression-era novel is well captured in Frank Galati’s atmospheric adaptation, but you long for more tension, more to happen

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

The Grapes of Wrath review: Steinbeck’s hymn to human misery and endurance is epic but scrappy on stage

Cherry Jones is wry and warm in Carrie Cracknell’s revival of Steinbeck’s story about a sprawling clan of dustbowl refugees in the Depression era – but the elements of this three-hour production don’t always fully connect

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Nutrition and exercise as good as therapy for mild and moderate depression, study says

But expert says the study does not suggest people seeking mental health care should self-manage with lifestyle changes

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2024

Australian doctor who ‘almost died’ writes landmark guidance on how to safely stop using antidepressants

Dr Mark Horowitz’s darkest days propelled him to examine why so many patients struggle to cease the drugs once their depression resolves

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024

Anxiety and depression raise the risk of dangerous blood clots, study finds

Recent research has drawn a link between anxiety, depression and an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis.

LiveScience · Jul 25, 2024