Eating Junk Food Linked to Depression

Depression

(Daily Strength) Weight gain, high sugar content, and low nutritional value are well known facts related to eating fast food and junk food. Now you can add depression to the list of reasons not to ingest these things. New research out of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada has found a direct link between the risk of developing depression and consuming fast foods and commercial baked goods Continue.

Will Living Alone Make You Depressed?

Depression

FRIDAY, March 23, 2012 (Health.com) — It’s long been known that elderly people are more prone to depression and other mental-health problems if they live on their own. New research suggests the same pattern may also be found in younger, working-age adults.Continue.

When Dad Has Postpartum Depression

Depression

(Psych Central) Moms aren’t the only ones who struggle with postpartum depression. Dads struggle, too.

In this 2010 meta-analysis published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers reviewed 43 studies with over 28,000 participants and found that 10 percent of men had prenatal or postpartum depression. That’s more than double the rate of men who suffer from depression in the general population — 4.8 percent.Continue.

Most Stroke Patients Get No Meds Treatment for Depression

Depression

(Psych Central) While nearly 1 in 5 people who suffer a stroke suffer from depression afterwards, almost 70 percent of patients do not receive any type of antidepressant medication. The researchers did not measure whether patients were receiving other kinds of treatment for depression, such as psychotherapy.Continue.

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