Category: depression

Mental Health Focus of Month-Long Awareness Campaign

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to the growing demand for mental health services, Hoag Hospital has launched a young adults mental health program. Developed by neurobehavioral health experts at Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, the accredited outpatient program is meant to address the impact of pandemic shutdowns on mental health of young adults aged 18-26. The eight-week…


UK Man Sheds 100lb in Less Than a Year After Putting on Pounds in Wake of Best Friend’s Death

A UK man has shared his inspiring journey of losing 100lbs (45 kg) in less than a year after struggling with a devastating blow. Luke Ash, from Blaengarw, Wales, fell into depression after his longtime best friend had died. Luke received the disturbing news in the morning of Aug. 3, 2019. His best friend since…


What to Do When Your Teen Turns Away

As your teen leaves for school, you open your arms to hug her goodbye. She receives the hug like a telephone pole being grappled by a porcupine. Ouch. Your heart drops. Where did your sweet little girl go? What did you do to make her rebuff you? Many parents of teens experience similar moments—which often…


Defeating Depression: Using Modern, Traditional, and Digital Techniques to Make Us Smile Again

Depression skyrocketed in 2020. Signs of depression tripled almost everywhere across the United States. And so far in 2021, we haven’t seen enough signs of it dropping. So what can we do to help ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities? We met some amazing people who are doing just that—and tapping into modern, traditional,…


Loneliness Is Killing You (Yes, Even You!)

Commentary Loneliness is poison. It is deadly. Loneliness is literally killing us. And if you just rolled your eyes, I’m especially talking to you. Over the past couple of decades, researchers have repeatedly found a direct link between loneliness and a host of physical and psychological problems, like heart disease and mental illness. Loneliness slowly dissolves us…


Feeling Tired? It Might Not Be What You Think

It’s easy to feel tired these days. Between the pandemic and getting a bit older, it might be hard to get up and go the way you used to. But there can be a fine line between fatigue and depression. Sleep shortens with age. Research also suggests the pandemic has made it harder to sleep….


The Exercise Pill

As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me—until a few years ago. That’s because I myself was not very active. Over the years, as I picked up boxing and became more active, I got firsthand experience of the positive impacts on my mind. I also started…


More Americans Experienced Anxiety, Depression During Pandemic: Survey

The percentage of adults with symptoms of anxiety or depression increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage with recent symptoms of either disorder increased from 36.4 percent to 41.5 percent, with the percentage reporting an unmet…


Canadians Who’ve Recovered from Depression Urge MPs to Vote Against Bill C-7

Canadians who had recovered from depression are urging MPs to vote against amendments to a bill that would expand access to medically assisted deaths for people suffering from mental illnesses. In a press conference co-hosted by Conservative MPs on Monday, witnesses expressed concerns about the Liberal government’s latest amendments to Bill C-7, which would allow people who…


Thousands Protest Long-Term Lockdown in China’s Current Virus Hotspot

Gaocheng district of Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province is one of the hotspots of the latest COVID-19 resurgence in China. The district of roughly 800,000 people has been under total lockdown since early January, despite authorities recently downgrading the disease risk level to low. Thousands of residents at the Hengda Oasis residential community in the district…