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Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
Our research suggests the health benefits of lifting weights rival, or even exceed, those of aerobic exercise. So why do so few of us do it?
Parents of young children are reporting alarming increases in anxiety and depression during COVID-19. This is not only a risk to parents’ mental health, but also to children’s long-term well-being.
Whether you had COVID-19 or just stressed out about getting it, your brain’s hippocampus may have shrunk in the last few months.
Young people may be at particular risk.
For millions, the ACA is making a big difference during the coronavirus crisis.
For Black youth, death by suicide has become a leading cause of death. And they face social problems that give rise to depression and isolation that their white counterparts do not.
The pandemic’s mental health toll is not distributed equally. Its impact is disproportionately felt by racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities and those experiencing poverty.
Stress, depression, and high blood pressure were just some of the risk factors the study’s researchers identified.
Medical treatments involving neurostimulation are resurfacing and appear to be more effective than drugs in treating depression.
The issues facing Black Americans are not confined to only racial discrimination. Gender plays a part too.
Many people are already struggling amid the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic. For Melbourne residents, a second lockdown is likely to place an even bigger strain on their mental health.
Minocycline, a type of antibiotic, has had promising results in treating depression in both animals and humans.
If you suspect someone you live with is depressed, follow these guidelines.
Our study found many ambulance staff felt ill-equipped to respond to these calls.
How one filmmaker is trying to capture the visceral experience of an abusive relationship to foster understanding and empathy, and prevent further abuse.
Study finds there is still no evidence that ECT is effective for depression – 80 years after its introduction.
A mental health crisis has begun, as social isolation from the coronavirus and loss of jobs, income and loved ones have left people reeling. A transformation of care is badly needed.
The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. According to a sociologist who studies suicide, depression is just one factor among many implicated social conditions.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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