Teen Comedian Tackles Depression in Viral Video
Kevin Breel, at age 19, has given a TED talk in which he’s painfully honest about living with depression as a teenager, and feeling that stigmas that surround mental health were stopping him from...
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Research Explores How Post-Traumatic Stress Affects Families After Illness
Parents whose children face serious or life-threatening illnesses are likely to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress, including anxiety and depression. These symptoms may, in effect, extend...
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Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Linked with Autism in Children
Babies born to mothers who took antidepressants during pregnancy are not any more likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than babies born to mothers who didn’t take the medication. More...
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Postpartum Depression May Last Beyond the First Year for Some
A new review of recent research on postpartum depression has found that its symptoms can affect some mothers for more than a year. More from The Huffington Post: A sweeping new review shines a light...
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Antidepressant Use May Be Linked to Premature Births
Pregnant women who take antidepressant medications during pregnancy may face a higher risk of delivering their babies prematurely, according to a new study that stopped short of declaring a direct link...
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Young Dads Face Postpartum Depression Risk
A 25-year-old dad may be at risk for a surprising symptom of early parenthood–postpartum depression, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. More from Time.com: Men who entered...
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Growth Hormone Linked with Depression in Kids
Children who are short but otherwise healthy, and who are treated with growth hormone (GH) do in fact become taller, but they also are at increased risk of suffering from depression as they grow older,...
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The Lasting Effects of Preschool Depression
It’s sad enough to consider the fact that very young children can suffer from depression, but a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry shows that there’s even more reason to be...
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Kids Exposed to Mom’s Depression More Likely to Become Delinquents
It’s almost a rite of passage for kids to rebel as they get older, but a new study published online in Pediatrics reveals a reason why some kids can go beyond general misbehavior. HealthDay reports...
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How Depressed Dads Can Lead to Troubled Toddlers
It has been proven that a mother’s depression has negative impacts on her children, but research was never done to provide information on whether or not a father’s depression has any effect—until now....
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