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Mental illness linked to junk food

Mental illness linked to junk food

New research has found that eating a diet low in nutrients and high in junk food can increase the likelihood of depression by almost 60 percent.
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Living with a black dog — how a carer copes

Living with a black dog — how a carer copes

While depression is no longer a taboo topic, the role of the carer is still often overlooked. After battling the condition for the past 20 years, author...
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Depression

Depression

Sadness and grief are normal, healthy emotions that are appropriate in times of loss. However, intense or prolonged feelings of unhappiness can be a sign of...
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Alternative treatments for depression

Alternative treatments for depression

Most people with depression try to manage their treatment themselves. Some common strategies like drinking alcohol or smoking cannabis are clearly unhelpful....
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Perfume and depression

Perfume and depression

Wear lots of perfume? Could you be suffering from depression?
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Physical activity management for depression

Physical activity management for depression

When people become depressed they often have no energy or motivation. As a result, people with depression become less active. People with severe depression may...
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Staying well after depression

Staying well after depression

However your depression is treated, there are certain steps you can take to make sure that the illness does not come back. Once you have experienced an episode...
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Types of help available for depression

Types of help available for depression

If you think you have a problem with depression, or know someone who has, it is worth weighing up all of the treatment options that are available to you. One...
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Warning signs of depression in young people

Warning signs of depression in young people

How do I look for warning signs?
Sometimes it can be difficult to work out if a friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or a family member is just having a rough time...
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What causes depression?

What causes depression?

Most people assume that depression is caused by recent social or personal difficulties, but depression is caused by a range of internal and external factors....
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Young people and depression

Young people and depression

On the whole, young people are pretty clued up about depression — mental health problems are important and young people are more likely to talk about how...
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Depression in the workplace

Depression in the workplace

The facts
More than one million people in Australia experience depression, anxiety or substance use disorders each year. With depression affecting one in five...
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How can I tell if someone is depressed?

How can I tell if someone is depressed?

If you notice any behavioural changes that last for a period of two weeks or more in close family or friends, then it is worth asking whether the person may be...
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Depression: what you don't know can harm you

Depression: what you don't know can harm you

Depression is a very common health problem, affecting around six percent of adults in any year. It is also a major source of disability, disrupting a person's...
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Depression

What is depression?
Clinical depression is an illness, a medical condition. It significantly affects the way someone feels, causing a persistent lowering of...
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Anti-depressants can do more harm than good

Anti-depressants can do more harm than good

Researchers in Canada are asking people to think twice before popping anti-depressants, saying that the negative impacts of common anti-depressants could...
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Eating junk food could lead to depression

Eating junk food could lead to depression

The body of evidence suggesting that junk food is bad for you has expanded to include depression among the list of poor diet-associated illnesses.
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Grief is not an illness

Grief is not an illness

Should grief be classified as a mental illness? Editors from The Lancet, a highly regarded medical journal, argue no.
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Veterinarian drug helps fight depression

Veterinarian drug helps fight depression

New research has found that the veterinarian drug ketamine hydrochloride when used experimentally relieves symptoms of depression and suicidal tendencies...
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Overtime a predictor of depression, researchers say

Overtime a predictor of depression, researchers say

If you need an excuse to cut the overtime hours at work, a new study has found that working a 55 hour week can lead to a major depressive episode (MDE). People...
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