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25% of adolescents experience depression Dr Jules Bemporad, of Harvard Medical School, describes childhood depression as: a painful state of having lost, or being unable to attain, something that is essential for maintaining a sense of wellbeing (such as the absence of a loved one, frustration of some aspiration or curtailment of some meaningful function [...]
In what is reportedly the first systematic review and analysis of suicidality and depressive symptoms in sexual minority youth, Dr Michael Marshal PhD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania conducted an analysis of nineteen studies that included a total of 122,995 participants. Dr Marshall says, “gay and lesbian individuals experience much [...]
A unique program that equips teachers to better understand and help young people with mental health issues will be rolled out to secondary schools across the Tweed Shire thanks to a new partnership between the Black Dog Institute and nib foundation. via Mental health training for schools | Fraser Coast Education | Primary and Tertiary [...]
People with long-term psychological stress, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder tend to develop earlier and more serious forms of physical illnesses that usually hit people in older age, such as stroke, dementia, heart disease and diabetes. Recent research points to what might be happening on the cellular level that could account for this. Scientists are [...]
Education has been widely documented by researchers as the single variable tied most directly to improved health and longevity. And when people are intensely engaged in doing and learning new things, their well-being and happiness can blossom. via Why Learning Leads to Happiness - chicagotribune.com.
Scientists have found a link between the consumption of items such as doughnuts, hamburgers, pizza and cakes and depression. The Public Health Nutrition journal found that consumers who regularly eat fast food compared to those who consumed either very little or none are 51 percent more likely to become depressed. via Study: Researchers find new [...]
Engagement is one of the most over used, yet misunderstood concepts in Education. The accepted definition of Engagement with psychological circles is; the sense of living a life high on interest, curiousity and absorption. Engaged individuals pursue goals with determination and vitality. However, too often in schools the word “engaged” is a synonym for “compliant.” [...]
Parents who focus excessively on a child's happiness may in fact be setting them up for profound unhappiness later in life. Here I was, seeing the flesh-and-blood results of the kind of parenting that my peers and I were trying to practice with our own kids, precisely so that they wouldn’t end up on a [...]
Depression isn't just bad moods and occasional melancholy. It's not just feeling down or sad, either. These feelings are normal in kids, especially during the teen years. Even when major disappointments and setbacks make people feel sad and angry, the negative feelings usually lessen with time. via Understanding Depression.
The role of pro-anorexia websites, forums and social networking groups in promoting and worsening the condition of eating disorder sufferers is a major concern. These websites promote anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder, thus normalizing the disorder in the perception of sufferers and those at risk. It is often referred [...]
