You may have heard of ‘winter blues’ and ‘seasonal affective disorder’ (SAD), but for some, spring’s warmer temperatures and brighter days aren’t enough to lift depression. Come the first weeks of spring, many people are suddenly, surprisingly, knocked to their knees with anxiety and depression. In fact, a study published by JAMA Psychiatry found that… Read More »
It’s National Act Happy Week, but for many people who suffer from depression, acting happy is easier said than done. Research shows the difference between people who are flourishing and those who aren’t lies in the magnitude of positive emotions they are able to self-generate from everyday pleasant activities. Our day-to-day positive emotions improves our… Read More »
The National Institute of Mental Health considers elderly depression to be a major public health problem. Clinical depression in the elderly is common, affecting nearly 6 million Americans ages 65 and older. But only 10{2997f8544d703ffd995cbf0748d9148f9150b33c2eb54c93a5197645ffc3f066} receive treatment for depression. This is most likely because depression impacts older people differently than younger people. And oftentimes… Read More »
Every march, millions of women stand together to bring awareness to endometriosis, one of the most common benign medical conditions that affect one out of every 8-10 women, or approximately 200 million women worldwide. Though a very well-known cause of infertility, endometriosis often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Sixty percent of women with endometriosis have no… Read More »