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Everyone has regrets. Now, researchers can tell us what types of things people regret the most. Researchers from Germany set out to examine the ways in which regret affects emotional health. They conducted a study that involved three groups of participants: healthy young people who averaged 25 years of age; healthy seniors; and depressed seniors (both [...]
There’s no denying that text messaging is a go-to form of communication for plenty of people. Along with taking photos, text messaging is the most common non-voice application Americans use on their cell phones. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages per day (with 18-24 year olds being the most prolific [...]
People tend to think of depression as a mental illness, but new research shows that depression and other psychological disorders affect the body as much as the mind. Researchers are starting to view depression as a whole-body, rather than strictly brain-based illness. Research has established that young people who suffer from long-term psychological stress, depression, [...]
Depression is a difficult disorder to have and to treat. Symptoms can vary from person to person, and often what is actually depression is misdiagnosed for something else. One way to make it easier for physicians and mental health workers to determine whether or not a patient is suffering from depression may be to do [...]
