Fifth more pregnant and post-natal women are suffering from depression due to stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, study finds Questionnaires were given to 1,123 women in the US between May and August The majority were white women who have a degree and live with their partner Reveals more than a third of participants (36.4 per … Read more
Tiers will make us anxious and depressed: Harmful effects of new restrictions could hit mental health and increase domestic abuse, officials warn The assessment warned of an increase in alcohol use, anxiety and depression Working at home is likely to increase back problems and accidents in the house For adults, physical activity will be lower … Read more
Lonely Grouper fish who became ‘depressed’ with no visitors during lockdown after EATING all his tank mates celebrated 16th birthday with salmon cake made by aquarium staff Grumpy looking grouper Mikko live in Linnanmaki Sea Life centre in Helsinki Fish has ‘tenancy to eat all his tank mates’ and so has been forced to live … Read more
Babies of depressed mums ‘face bigger risk of asthma’: Pregnant women who suffer mental health issues such as anxiety may give birth to children with greater chance of developing asthma, study finds Children aged 10 can be almost twice as likely to suffer from asthma Hormones released by women because of stress may affect their … Read more
It is an idea as concerning as it is intriguing – prescribing a course of antidepressants to perfectly happy people. The medication, already taken by seven million Britons, could, it is suggested, be an effective tool for warding off the ever-increasing tide of mental illness if taken before there’s even a hint of symptoms. It might … Read more
Alastair Campbell’s comedian daughter Grace reveals she felt a responsibility to ‘cheer up’ her father when he was depressed – and says one breakdown left him ‘looking like he wanted to die’ Grace, 26, recalled one of her father Alastair Campbell’s lowest moments After he left Downing Street, the former Labour press secretary, had breakdown … Read more
‘No such thing as the winter blues’: Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims A Dutch study of 5,282 people found a lack of sunlight doesn’t influence moods However, participants high in neuroticism were affected by the lack of sunlight Neuroticism is a personality trait that makes people more … Read more
TV historian David Olusoga said racism in broadcasting left him clinically depressed. The Civilisations presenter said it is ‘lonely’ as a black person in the television industry and he has often been left feeling ‘patronised and marginalised’ throughout his career. Speaking in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement, the historian said the industry … Read more
It was revealed last month that Brooks Laich did not want to divorce Julianne Hough, but ‘her actions’ was what led to the marriage breakdown. And Julianne appears to be publicly grieving the end of her marriage, taking to social media on Monday to share a series of cryptic quotes. The 31-year-old dancer shared one … Read more
Staring at your phone screen when you should be sleeping can make you depressed over time, new research suggests. Chinese experiments suggest harmful blue light emissions from your device at night trigger a mysterious neural mechanism, leading to behavioural changes. The research team found that mice exposed to blue light for two hours a night … Read more