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 Depression Information - January 8, 2009
| New research suggests that overweight children who are bullied are less likely to exercise. Dr. A Storch, who piloted the study, says "The health implications of this are clear in that these youth will receive less activity," making it harder to lose weight. Storch, an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Florida's College of Medicine in Gainesville, and colleagues studied 92 children between the ages of 8 and 18 who were overweight or at risk for becoming overweight to determine if bullying had an effect on their exercise habits | | Perhaps no surprise to the millions of women who suffer from pre-menstrual symptoms, a new study reveals that men who are unsympathetic to their female partners during this time only makes matters worse. The Daily Mail reports scientists believe all women suffer the bodily changes that cause the mood swings, lethargy and pain of premenstrual syndrome, although some handle it better than others - thanks to the men in their lives | | A recent study performed in England and Wales suggests that people born in spring or early summer are at a higher risk for suicide, according to BBC News. The study, which examined 26,916 suicide cases, found that babies born in April, May or June had a 17% greater chance of killing themselves than those born in the autumn | | Researchers from Brown Medical School and the Rhode Island Department of Health have found a strong link between mothers with symptoms of postpartum depression and those with colicky infants. The study is the first to establish an association between colicky babies and postpartum depression using a large sample of demographically diverse women | | According to the findings of the 2006 Better Sleep Month survey, Americans are coping with a 24/7 lifestyle by turning to "quick fixes" rather than focusing on lifestyle changes and potential long-term solutions to improve their sleep patterns. Amy Wolfson, PhD, sleep expert, psychologist, professor and author of A Woman's Book of Sleep says, "Sleep is an active process that results from change in the balance of major neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin and dopamine that, among others, are related to mood and other cognitive/emotion behaviors | |
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