How to support someone with depression
Being there for someone can be challenging. A clinical psychologist shares what to say and do to help them feel less alone
Positive Childhood Experiences Protect Against Depression in Teens
The study, using data from over 8,800 Grade 11 students, demonstrates that positive childhood experiences significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve life satisfaction.
Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers
The more I see research like this, the more I become convinced that one of the most significant losses many sexual abuse survivors suffer has to do with how complicated touch becomes for us as adults.
Study leaves little doubt: Depression is linked to high body heat
There may not be a simple solution, like the suggested sauna or hot tub, but what I think this study shows is that there is very clearly something going on physically with depression. This is not a "it's all in your head" situation, and I hope that perhaps information like this, that show a measured physical symptom tied to depression, gets us to consider depression as something similar to other physical ailments.