Depression Archives

05.17.2024

Decoding the Violence of Neighborhoods

Prolonged exposure to violence can have profound health implications, affecting individuals and generations.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

04.30.2024 Young Adult Man in Front of Computer Monitor

Reboot, Relapse, Repeat: The Harm of Anti-Pornography Forums

Online forums like NoFap can have negative impacts on participants' mental and physical health.

Fellow Heather Sherr

12.12.2023 line graph depicting increasing diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns among children, from 2016-2020

Childhood in Crisis: Children's Health Disparities and Caregiver Strain

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, children have seen an uptick in anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.07.2023 Kadijah Booth Watkins headshot

Khadijah Booth Watkins

Khadijah Booth Watkins, associate director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Residency Training Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, discusses some of the greatest threats to adolescent mental health and how we can build resilience among this population.

Fellow Sean Hagan

12.05.2023 Sasha Zhou headshot

Sasha Zhou

Sasha Zhou, assistant professor at Wayne State University and a member of the leadership team at the Healthy Minds Network, discusses the current state of mental health among college students and how we can better support this population.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

09.26.2023 bar graph depicting the percentage of ultra processed foods consumed and likelihood of developing depressive symptoms

Processed Food Blues

Highly processed foods have long been linked to health risks, such as diabetes and obesity, but new research shows that a diet high in preservatives and artificial flavors may harm mental health, as well.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

09.14.2023 Jane Grant-Kels headshot

Jane Grant-Kels

Jane Grant-Kels, professor and vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Health Center, discusses dermatology's ethical concerns in a post-Roe world.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

09.13.2023 bar graph depicting that adolescents who underwent universal depression screens had a higher chance of getting their symptoms identified and initiating treatment

bar graph depicting that adolescents who underwent universal depression screens had a higher chance of getting their symptoms identified and initiating treatment

Teen Screen

Universal mental health screenings in schools identified nearly 6 times more students with treatable depression than targeted screenings, which relied on a student referral system.

Fellow Sean Hagan

09.12.2023 older asian woman smiling and waving to her neighbor below

Connecting With Your Neighbors May Improve Their Health

Having strong neighborhood cohesion – or the perception of trust and connectedness between neighbors – can serve as protection for older adults against the assumed negative impacts of living alone.

Guest Author Yanping Jiang

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