[This is the third installment in my series on anxiety as a defense against depression.] QuixoticBlues has a number of videos on YouTube. One of them is titled: “Yeah I’m a bit crazy.” The following is a transcript of some of his opening thoughts (expletives omitted). “I’m sure that everyone who watches these things [his …
[A quick administrative note. I recently entered into an agreement with MentalHelp.net to provide blog posts for them. Some of the entries made here will also appear in their blog. This is the first such post.] Back in March of this year, I was listening to NPR while driving around town doing errands. Terry Gross …
While I’m on the topic of depression, The National Institute of Mental Health has a number of valuable resources on depression and its treatment. The newest one, I believe, is a video. It is aimed at a general audience so that they can “learn about signs, symptoms and research on depression.” The video can be …
Time Magazine has an online article titled “Study: ‘Depression Gene’ Doesn’t Predict the Blues.” The article reviews a recent meta-analysis published in JAMA. Time’s writers report that “The meta-analysis of 14 prior studies concludes that the so-called depression gene — a variant of a serotonin-transporter gene called 5-HTTLPR — may not be associated with an …
Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas has a new research program on depression, he calls it TLC. The Daily Kansan reports about in its article Professor develops six-step program to cure depression. Professor Ilardi says that his research recommends six points. They are: exercise, omega 3 fatty acids, sunlight …
From WebMD comes the article Depression Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes . It reports on a study done by Julie Wagner, PhD, of the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Wagner’s research finds that: “Depressed participants who were not being treated had significantly greater insulin resistance than study participants who were not depressed. But …