Society & Culture
Vicious cycle: Depression as both cause and consequence of stress
A meta-analysis finds the established stress generation model applies not only to depression but also to other mental health disorders.
Society & Culture
Teenagers’ ability to describe negative emotions protects against depression
A Rochester study shows that teenagers who can describe their emotions in precise and nuanced ways—saying ‘I feel ashamed’ instead of simply saying ‘I feel bad’—are better protected against depression than their peers who can’t.
Society & Culture
Feeling blue? Grab your friends and have fun, say researchers
For those suffering from dysphoria—general unhappiness or elevated depressive symptoms—a Rochester study has found that experiencing or even just anticipating uplifting events in daily life was related to feeling less depressed that same day.