Depression Archives

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

09.01.2023

Line graph depicting physicians' positive and negative language sentiment on social media across phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Tweet All About It

In 2020, 87% of emergency physicians reported increased feelings of stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many took to social media to express their concerns (and perhaps cope).

Fellow Kara Schmidt

07.20.2023 map depicting the probability of deaths of despair by county

Geography of Despair

"Deaths of despair"–or deaths from stress-related conditions, such as suicide and drug overdose–are highest among rural counties and counties experiencing economic distress.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

07.12.2023 back of woman's head looking at groceries on the store shelves

SNAP: Fighting Hunger, Nurturing Mental Health

Expanding SNAP benefits and eligibility may help to decrease the burden of mental illness and suicidality for food-insecure people.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

06.30.2023 two graphs depicting student anxiety levels and school connected-ness and interactions with GSAs at schools, respectively

School Pride

Queer students report having less anxiety when they feel more connected to and supported by their school.

Fellow Sean Hagan

06.20.2023 graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

Dobbs Distress

After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, women and pregnancy-capable people of reproductive age reported a 10% increase in mental distress compared to the months before the decision.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

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