Lucy suffered from headaches and hallucinations and was amputated for over three months (Photo: Samuel Binstead) It was never planned that Lucy May Dawson would become a model. The 20-year-old was studying criminology at the University of Leicester with the aim of pursuing a career in victim support when she collapsed in 2021 with blinding … Read more
For six glorious weeks before my son arrived, I enjoyed the delicious joy of complete freedom. Loading audio narration… My wife Liv’s maternity leave has started. The living room speakers blasted the lovely soundtrack of her favorite deck-building video game, Ballatro. I remember feeling the late winter cold squeeze my cheeks as I rode my … Read more
People tend to mistakenly think that depression is more than just sadness. It becomes difficult to muster the motivation and energy to complete tasks that seem easy to others, such as taking a shower. KC Davis, a licensed professional counselor and founder of Struggle Care, understands this from both personal and professional experience. In 2023, … Read more
4 minute read A new study looking at genetic predispositions to muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness found that people who tend to have strong muscles have a lower risk of depression. Researchers found a stronger association among women than men. Experts say the key is to focus on lifting and strength training, but stress that … Read more
The last few decades have brought about dramatic changes in the way we parent. Today’s fathers are far more hands-on than their own fathers and grandfathers before them, changing diapers in the middle of the night, juggling work and story time, and taking precious parental leave whenever possible. When I walk around Brooklyn, New York, … Read more
One of the worst aspects of my episode was the shame that accompanied the days of lying in bed and accomplishing nothing (Photo: Dorothy Herson) I was halfway through Elvia Wilkes’ The Oval, a fictional feminist dystopian novel, when an overwhelming, familiar wave of depression washed over me. It became impossible to decipher the words … Read more
Depression costs the public tens of billions of pounds a year and nine million people are on medication. Now, a trial inspired by the adage that laughter is the best medicine has hired professional comedians to teach patients how to perform stand-up routines. This month, seven women performed live at the Royal Albert Hall in … Read more
New research published in Affective Disorders Journal present evidence that depression in early adolescence is initially associated with a variety of cognitive difficulties, but that most of these problems do not persist as the teen grows up. The exception is inattention, which tends to promote a two-way relationship, with inattention worsening depression and vice versa. … Read more