Blog entries - January 2011

Sir Anthony Hopkins's wife is his antidepressant

Chris McMullen — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:18:58 +0100

Sir Anthony Hopkins' wife is saving him from depression. The British actor married Colombian born antiques dealer Stella Arroyave in 2003 and he revealed meeting her was the best thing that ever happened to him as he now thinks he was suffering from "slight depression" at that point in his life. He explained: "She met me ten yea...

Feeling depressed? It could be all that junk food you’re eating.

Chris McMullen — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:23:11 +0100

A Spanish study has found that people who eat food high in trans fats and saturated fats increase their risk of depression, Agence-France Presse reported.

The six-year study analyzed the diet and lifestyle of more than 12,000 volunteers. At the beginning, none of the participants has been diagn...

Study: Between one-fifth and one-quarter of college students are depressed.

Administrator — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:28:42 +0100

Among students who go to university health centers for a physical ailment, between one-fifth and one-quarter are depressed, according to Northwestern University researchers.

However, the condition often goes undiagnosed because most university health centers don’t screen for depression, they say.

The researchers also found that 2 percent to 3 percent of these depresse...

Ten things to say, and not to say, to someone who is depressed.

Chris McMullen — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:51:23 +0100

Ten things to say, and not to say, to someone who is depressed.

1. “You’re not alone in this. I am here for you.”

What NOT to say: There’s always someone worse off than you are.

2. “You matter. You are im...