depression

National

More Hispanic Kids Are Depressed Than Their Peers As Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Rises

5:10am August 06, 2019

by Leila Fadel

For Latino youths in the U.S., the El Paso shooting is just the latest trauma. Researchers say hateful rhetoric and discrimination are taking a toll on their mental health.

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A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger's life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to "make you fall in love with the world again."

Books

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

6:06pm June 11, 2019

by Jean Fain

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

A file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Anthony Rostain, co-author of The Stressed Years of Their Lives, says today's college students are experiencing an "inordinate amount of anxiety."

College Students (And Their Parents) Face A Campus Mental Health 'Epidemic'

8:25pm May 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an "inordinate amount of anxiety" — but parents can help their kids cope. Their book is The Stressed Years of Their Lives.

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Participation in team sports as a teen may help protect against the long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma.

Health & Safety

Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma

4:43pm May 28, 2019

by Susie Neilson

For teens who've experienced childhood trauma, playing team sports may help them avoid depression and anxiety later in life. But the cost of teen sports puts them out of reach for many could benefit.

A growing body of research suggests psychedelic mushrooms may have therapeutic benefits for certain conditions. Now a movement seeks to decriminalize them.

Health & Safety

A Growing Push To Loosen Laws Around Psilocybin, Treat Mushrooms As Medicine

11:56am May 07, 2019

by Esther Honig

Denver could be the first place to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms if voters pass a ballot measure today. Supporters point to research finding therapeutic effects from fungi containing psilocybin.

Stressed-out family caregivers who were taught how to reframe negative thoughts and focus on positive experiences actually reduced their anxiety and depression, a study found.

From Gloom To Gratitude: 8 Skills To Cultivate Joy

12:25pm May 05, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Reaching out in kindness, mindful breathing and taking time daily to note positive moments and personal strengths are all part of a program that reduces anxiety and depression. But it takes practice.

Psychiatry's shift toward seeing mental health problems as an illness to be treated with a pill hasn't always served patients well, says Harvard historian and author Anne Harrington.

How Drug Companies Helped Shape A Shifting, Biological View Of Mental Illness

8:43am May 02, 2019

by Terry Gross

Mind Fixers, by historian Anne Harrington, takes a hard look at the ways the marketing of a new pill to treat a mental disorder can change the way the condition is defined and treated.

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Ketamine appears to restore faulty connections between brain cells, according to research performed in mice.

Ketamine May Relieve Depression By Repairing Damaged Brain Circuits

9:01pm April 11, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists are learning how the party drug ketamine relieves depression so quickly — and why its effects fade over time.

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Depressed person and an image of neural networks in brain.

Health & Safety

Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods?

3:20pm March 29, 2019

Deep brain stimulation offers relief from some neurological problems and is being tested for mood disorders. But the treatment — an implant in the brain — raises ethical questions.

During the era that social media and smartphones has risen, depression and stress among young people has also risen.

Health & Safety

A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use

6:26pm March 14, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

A new study shows a rise in depression and stress among young people parallels the growth in smartphone and social media use.

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