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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: The Holiday Blues
The happiest time of year can actually be quite miserable. For a select few, the months of November and December can be overwhelming, stressful, exhausting, depressing and filled with dread. The thoughts of finding the ideal gift, planning the … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Cambodians Have No Word for Depression
Mental health issues are a part of our existence and are experienced globally. The descriptions, terms, and phrases used to communicate these experiences are influenced by culture and often altered by the process of translation. For example, Haitians who … Continue reading
Friday Factoid: Connection Between Work-Related Burnout and Depression
The International Journal of Stress Management found a link between atypical depression and work-related burnout. The researcher studied over 5,500 school teachers and discovered that 90% of those school teachers who were identified as burned out also met … Continue reading
Friday Factoid: Vitamin D Has a Mental Health Connection
An article from U.S. News & World Report wrote about the importance of vitamin D and how our lives could depend on it! The article noted that some studies suggest that half of the world’s population has a vitamin … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Blood Test for Depression?
Results yielded from a new study from the Northwestern University indicate that researchers may be able to discern if adults have depression simply from blood tests. This may be groundbreaking news in the world of psychology, as it would … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Link Between Vitamin D and and Psychosis?
One may have thought that vitamin D was only associated with bone density, skin conditions, sunlight exposure, or cardiovascular functioning. While it is commonly known throughout the medical and psychological community that vitamin D is linked to brain development … Continue reading