Tag: Depression

London: People exposed to higher levels of air pollution are more likely to experience depression or commit suicide, researchers have found. The systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence connecting air pollution and a range of mental health problems, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, reviewed study data from 16 countries. “Our findings correspond with […]

London: Researchers have developed a predictive tool that can recognise adolescents who are at high or low risk of depression in young adulthood. Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the study also evaluated the performance of the tool in samples of adolescents from New Zealand and the UK, demonstrating […]

New Delhi: As researchers have found that cyberbullying amplifies symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in young people, health experts here also stressed that in some cases it can be far more horrifying than physical bullying. According to the experts, cyberbullying is when a child, teen or youngster becomes a target of actions by […]

London: Young people who spend too much time sitting still are at an increased risk of depression, researchers have warned. The study, published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, found that an additional 60 minutes of light activity (such as walking or doing chores) daily at age 12 was associated with a 10 per cent reduction […]

New York: Dear parents, please take note. Researchers have found that kids who blame themselves for mom’s sadness are more likely to face depression and anxiety. “Although mothers with higher levels of depressive symptoms face an increased risk that their children will also experience symptoms of depression and anxiety, our study showed that this was […]

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when people are battling stress, uncertainties and health risks — a study done by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found that yoga- and meditation-based lifestyle intervention (YMLI) increases neuroplasticity and reduces the severity of major depressive disorder. The 12-week study, to determine the effects […]

Toronto: Researchers have found that individuals exposed to early life stress (ELS) were more likely to develop a major depressive disorder (MDD) in childhood or adolescence. For the findings, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the research team examined the association between eight different types of ELS and […]

Sydney: Australian researchers have found that rates of elevated psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among adults during the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak. The acute and long-term mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are largely unknown, the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE reported. “Research into previous pandemics has […]

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low pressure area is very likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining east Central Bay of Bengal (BOB) around October 9, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. The low pressure system is likely to move north-westwards towards north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts with gradual intensification into a Depression […]

Bhubaneswar: As per India Meteorological Department’s latest forecast, a fresh low pressure has formed over Andaman Sea and adjoining East-central Bay of Bengal (BOB) today. The system is likely to concentrate into a Depression by tomorrow (October 10). IMD’s Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar said, the system will subsequently move west-northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh […]

Bhubaneswar: With the fresh low pressure over north Andaman sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal set to intensify into a depression in the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday has issued heavy rainfall warning for several parts of Odisha. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, the low pressure system […]

Bhubaneswar: The existing well marked Low Pressure area over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and lies centered over west-central Bay of Bengal, said the India Meteorological Department on Sunday. The depression is likely to concentrate into a deep depression by tomorrow and cross north Andhra Pradesh coast during […]

Bhubaneswar: With the depression over Bay of Bengal (BoB) intensifying into a deep depression, several areas of Gajapati district were battered by heavy rains on Monday, prompting the administration to shift the people in the hilly areas to safer places. As rainfall is expected to lash Odisha for some more days, the state government issued […]

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked Low Pressure Area (LOPAR) over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts is likely to concentrate into a depression in the next 12 hours and further intensify into a deep depression during the subsequent 24 hours, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today. […]

New Delhi: The well-marked Low Pressure Area (LOPAR) over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts is likely to concentrate into a depression. However, the depression unlikely to develop into cyclone, informed IMD. Director General (DG), India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed that the coastal Odisha […]