Diet, exercise and stress all lead to depression. Here’s how to curb the blues.
Do recognize that depression by itself appears to be a risk factor for heart disease—one that may be modifiable, by aggressive treatment of the mood disorder.
Do take extra steps to separately minimize the risks of heart disease. Be sure to eat a [...]

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Introduction
This leaflet is for any man who is depressed, their friends and their family. Men seem to suffer from depression just as often as women, but they are less likely to ask for help. This leaflet gives some basic facts about depression, how it affects men in particular, and how to get help.
Why is it [...]

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Over half of college students would try to ’sort out’ depression alone while over one-third would try to ignore the condition if affected, the results of a new survey have shown.
The results were released to coincide with the launch of the health education campaign, ‘Mind Yourselves’, which is aimed at the one in 13 students [...]

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As many as 400,000 people in Ireland have depression at any one time, support group, Aware, has said.
It has just launched its annual Depression Awareness Week Nationwide (DAWN). This is the biggest DAWN campaign ever held – it will include television, radio and outdoor advertising.
According to Aware, the estimated number of people affected by depression [...]

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Women are more likely to become depressed while they are pregnant, rather than after their babies are born, new research indicates.
Over 9,000 women were assessed at weeks 18 and 32 of their pregnancy and then again eight weeks and eight months after their children were born.
The results found that almost 12% of women had probable [...]

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Almost two in three people would find it difficult to discuss depression with their doctor, while a similar number would be too embarrassed to discuss the condition with a friend, a new report has found.
According to the report, stigma is still a major problem when it comes to depression. In fact, 57% of people surveyed [...]

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Almost 40% of the general public are not aware of the symptoms of depression, the results of a new survey have found. This is despite the fact that around 300,000 Irish people are affected by the illness.
The survey found that among those who could name a symptom, 21% pinpointed feeling down or low most of [...]

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Today, the central questions at the intersection of psychiatry and culture seem to concern diagnosis. A number of books have appeared on the subject, each claiming that the medical professions have pathologized normality-making illnesses of unhappiness, shyness, and boyish impulsivity. To my mind, the most thoughtful of these efforts is The Loss of Sadness, by [...]

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Over time, how deadly is the combination of depression and heart attacks? A recent study that received attention in the media found no connection, in the long term, between depression and death in heart attack victims. But that study was followed almost immediately by another that found the combination of heart attack and depression to [...]

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What would you say about a remedy for depression that lifted your mood, restored your energy, realigned your brain chemistry, improved your sense of self-and cost nothing?
Then put on your walking shoes or find a workout class. Researchers are finding that physical activity works at least as well against mild to moderate depression as any [...]

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