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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder, how are you diagnosed and what is the treatment?

If you usually feel down at this time of year when the colder and darker days kick in - especially if it affects you daily life - you could have Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Edinburgh Live

New depression treatment provides relief

When medication fails, new noninvasive treatments provide hope for those suffering from depression

Salon

New UK disability claims double in past year, with fastest rise among teens – IFS

Labour promises extra help and says rise is due to years of underinvestment in health and social care

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My depression resisted treatment for a decade before I found ketamine. Then it was taken away

I'd been suffering with treatment-resistant depression for almost 10 years when I first heard about ketamine therapy. But something that worked for me was then taken away, writes Martyn Pedler.

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Shorter days affect the mood of millions of Americans – a nutritional neuroscientist offers tips on how to avoid the winter blues

The annual pattern of winter depression and melancholy – better known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD – suggests a strong link between your mood and the amount of light you get during the day.

The Conversation

Sending Christmas cards 'associated with lower symptoms of depression', new Irish research finds

The research, led by Professor Stephen Gallagher, director of the Study of Anxiety Stress and Health Lab at UL, has just been published in the journal Cogent Psychology.

Irish Mirror

A 36-year-old CEO saw how psychedelics treated his best friend’s mental illness. Now his Peter Thiel-funded firm wants to bring the drugs to the masses

Florian Brand's Atai Life Sciences went public three years after launching, fueled by Silicon Valley interest and promising science, but it's still waiting for its first big breakthrough.

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Stress and depression account for 29% of sick leave at Gateshead Council

Stress and depression have been responsible for more sick leave in Gateshead Council than Covid-19 in 2021 and 2022.

Chronicle Live

‘I came through the other side’: Kathy Burke on depression, the menopause and her ‘fantasy funerals’ podcast

Despite bringing us many of our funniest TV moments, Kathy Burke has faced some dark and troubling times. Here, she talks to Sophie Heawood about solving her problems, the joy of young people, and why we should all ‘laugh at death’

The Guardian - UK

Huge rise in number of elderly people living alone in Bristol

Pensioners living on their own are at greater risk of social isolation, depression, and ill health

Bristol Post

How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems

More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The early 2022 report, which was based on an online survey, also found that nearly 20% had seriously considered suicide,…

The Conversation

Action urged as student survey finds high levels of depression and food poverty

A LEADING mental health charity has called on the Scottish Government to provide more support to colleges after a survey found “alarming”…

The National (Scotland)

Action urged as students suffer high levels of depression and food poverty

Mental health charity demands greater government support after survey shows more than half of all students suffer some form of depression

Daily Record

Northern Ireland's only HIV charity calls for end to stigma on World AIDS Day

“Our service users tell us they feel shame and depression on a regular basis, and often don’t feel accepted."

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VicRoads suspends licence of driver with depression over missing medical form

Drivers with "serious psychiatric conditions" including depression are legally required to notify VicRoads. Clare Ridgway didn't realise – then she lost her licence.

The Independent UK

A mother’s high fat diet may rewire male and female babies brains differently, research suggests

The diet could lead to increased vulnerability to neurological disorders in children, new research suggests.

The Independent UK

A mother’s dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently – study

The diet could lead to increased vulnerability to neurological disorders in children, new research suggests.

Tribune News Service

At a pizza party for mental health, farmers find community amid stress

BURLINGTON, Wash. — Fire draws people together.

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Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

ABC News

Menopausal depression is not being effectively treated, women and doctors say

The role hormones play during menopause and the effect they have on women’s psychology needs more attention from medical professionals, women and medical experts say.

The Canberra Times

'They should be available': Push to allow MDMA, psilocybin for mental health treatment

The Threapeutic Goods Administration is considering whether to reschedule MDMA and psilocybin.

Liverpool Echo

Rising numbers of lonely old people present NHS challenges

Older people are at greater risk of social isolation, depression and ill health

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What is a ketamine therapy session like? A Philly-based therapist explains her process

PHILADELPHIA — Jess Jones, a licensed clinical social worker, treats a number of patients with ketamine-assisted therapy — where clients take ketamine, prescribed by a psychiatrist, in a series of sessions to treat severe depression or other serious mental health issues.

The Conversation

Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast

Mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and addiction are notoriously hard to treat and often don’t respond to drugs. But a new wave of treatments that stimulate the brain with electricity are showing promise on patients and in clinical trials. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast,…

Reuters

Psychedelic mushrooms expand Jamaica tourism beyond sunshine and reggae

A new group of Jamaican resorts is promoting tourism that offers mystical experiences and stress relief through "magic mushrooms," as the Caribbean nation seeks to develop a niche industry in natural psychedelics.

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