Tag: depression

Should Society Tell 10-Year-Olds, ‘The World Is a Better Place With You in It’?

Commentary A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published a photo of what I had reason to believe was an elementary school classroom. I couldn’t help but notice a big, colorful sign in the classroom that read, “The World Is A Better Place With You In It.” Using an example of it being…


Dance Has Positive Effects on Depression: Study

Did you know that dancing has positive effects on depression? Studies have found that dancing can help improve mood, reduce stress and anxiety, and promote a positive self-image. So if you’re feeling down, why not give dancing a try? There are plenty of different types of dances to choose from, so you’re sure to find…


1 ‘Laughing Gas’ Session Relieves Severe Depression Quickly

A single inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas can rapidly relieve symptoms of treatment-resistant depression, according to new research. The new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, also shows that the effects last much longer than previously suspected, with some participants experiencing improvements for upwards of two weeks. The findings bolster the evidence that non-traditional…


What If We Never Left Recession?

Commentary There was some hope that the output revisions at month’s end would put to rest the recession debate. Instead, they only added more confusion because we still experienced two quarters of declining GDP as adjusted for inflation, which means recession. Those inflation adjustments can be a real buzz kill. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…


What You Can Do to Help a Loved One Struggling With Depression

Depression is a worn-out word these days. Sports fans are “depressed” after their team loses. Much news reporting is criticized for being “depressing.” The blogosphere and social media sites are clogged with every conceivable cause of and cure for depression. As happens with most overused words, the real meaning of this one is fast becoming…


43 Percent Infected by COVID Suffer From Long COVID Symptoms—Half of Them Are Neuropsychiatric

A study looked at the data of 1.6 million COVID-19 patients worldwide. The researchers were trying to understand a phenomenon called “long COVID,” where the patients who clear the infection are left with lingering symptoms or new pain after several months have passed. The researchers have found that about 43 percent of infected patients developed…


The New Normal of High Prices

Commentary Beef eaters got some good news over the last several days. Prices are starting to relax a bit for the higher-end cuts. They had become so unaffordable over the last six months that even the most devoted fans of New York strip and fancy filets switched to cheaper roasts and ground beef to satisfy…


How We Have Been Misled About Antidepressants

Commentary Our umbrella review that revealed no links between serotonin and depression has caused shock waves among the general public, but has been dismissed as old news by psychiatric opinion leaders. This disjunction begs the questions of why the public has been fed this narrative for so long, and what antidepressants are actually doing if they are not reversing…


Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder

Is the long, cold winter getting you down? For people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the change in seasons brings on a form of depression. Most often, it begins in late fall or early winter each year and goes away in the spring and summer. Common signs of SAD include low energy, overeating, and sleeping…


This Is Not the Path to Growth and Prosperity

Commentary Consumer retail spending right now is one of the few measures of economic activity that has not hit the skids. It rose two months ago, was flat last month, but there is every indication that it is rising again, as people dig deep to cough up to pay much higher bills while trying their…