Men are more likely to have a dysregulated HPA axis that is associated with depressive symptoms, while women have higher levels of binding proteins for stress hormones that may prevent dysregulation of the HPA axis. The findings shed new light on how stress hormones impact dopamine transmission and how this impacts depression on a sex-specific basis.
When a parent experiences guilt as a symptom of depression while their child is an infant, it can trigger depression in the other parent and ultimately impact the child's emotional development.
A specific pathway of nerves and cells that link the gut to the brain may be responsible for chronic gut pain. Chronic gut pain is commonly associated with IBS, and mental health disorders including anxiety and depression.
Older adults with depression showed increased signs of accelerated biological aging, including poorer brain and overall health compared to their peers without depression.
Study identifies an intestinal immune cell that impacts the gut microbiome, affecting brain functions linked to depression and stress.
A new study identified sex-specific differences in neurodevelopment and health-related disorders in children who were exposed to alcohol while in the womb. Prenatal alcohol exposure increased female children's risk of developing depression and anxiety, while in males, prenatal alcohol exposure increased the risk of ADHD, conduct disorders, and oppositional defiance disorder.
Researchers found people with personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder, and those with depression and anxiety are more likely to participate in psychological research studies. Due to this, the findings of studies may be unduly influenced and may be difficult to be replicated.
Cognitive rumination, or repetitive negative thinking, while in a "low mood" was associated with increased suicidal thoughts in young adults with major depression.
Researchers say Matcha, a traditional Japanese tea, can help boost mood and mental performance. Match tea powder activates dopaminergic neural networks and improves depressive symptoms in mice that previously experienced stress as a result of social isolation.
Changes in brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex could be the best predictor of depression severity.
Researchers identified 11 areas of DNA that were linked to depression in women and one in males. They also found depression was associated with metabolic disease in women, providing an important new aspect to consider when treating depressive symptoms.
A new study found that both adolescents and their mothers can have differing perceptions of parenting behavior, which can have an impact on adolescents' mental health. The study found that while maternal autonomy support positively predicted adolescents' basic psychological needs satisfaction, adolescents' perceived controlling parenting had a negative impact on their mental health. The findings suggest the importance of understanding the nature of support that adolescents seek and guiding parenting behavior to enhance mental health and well-being.