A recent study from Sweden found people with a history of chronic stress or depression had a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. By Dr. Yen Ying LimAssociate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental HealthMonash University By Ivana ChanPhD candidate, Clinical Psychology, Turner Institute for…
After social anxiety led him to introversion and silence, the brutalist architecture of London’s Barbican Estate inspired Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape to find liberation in poetry. Here, he writes about his…
Nature has long been framed as a cure for human ailments. When Jessica J Lee began swimming and walking on Hampstead Heath, she wondered how it might help her recover…
Depression after pregnancy has been studied for a while, but less attention has been paid to depression during pregnancy, which occurs in one in 10 women. By Dr. Ardesheer TalatiAssistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology, PsychiatryColumbia University Pregnant women face a number of…
‘Anhedonia’ affects up to 75% of people with depression. By Dr. Ciara McCabeProfessor of Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Mental HealthUniversity of Reading Introduction It’s often thought that if someone is depressed, they will feel sad…
Clinical depression can result in a number of coping strategies, one of them being sleep dependence. By Lauren GeeWriter and researcher Ngadi SmartArtist Introduction Sleep feels a strange thing to…
Research suggests we should embrace feeling down when ill. By Julie LasselinResearcher in PsychoneuroimmunologyStockholm University Winter illnesses are all around us at the moment – from the common cold, COVID-19 and flu to…
By Morgan FlorsheimWriter, educator, and optimist Recently I read an essay that kept me up at night. The piece, Under the Weather by climate journalist Ash Sanders, left me with an unsettled…
While many of us look forward to seasonal festivities, millions can also expect feelings of depression. By Dr. Caitlin MillettPostdoctoral fellowPenn State Introduction It’s that time of year again – the end…
In addition to placebo effects, patients might be motivated to report they have gotten better, even when they haven’t. By Dr. Sam MoretonAssociate Lecturer, School of PsychologyUniversity of Wollongong Introduction As of July 1, authorised psychiatrists…
