Florida State University completed a study to determine whether unrealized educational expectations are associated with depression among adults.
It was found that there were no long-term emotional costs of aiming high and falling short when it comes to educational aspirations, despite several social psychological theories that would seem to suggest otherwise. The researchers’ conclusion was that society [...]

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While most children like sweets, those with an extra-sweet tooth may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems, researchers say.
In the study, 300 children aged 5 to 12, of whom half had a family member with alcohol dependency, were asked to taste five sweet water drinks containing different amounts of sugar.

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UK psychologists have found a strong link between internet use and Depression.
The study conducted at Leeds University found that 1.2% of people surveyed were “internet addicts” and many of these were depressed.

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Research published in the April issue of the journal SLEEP has found a link between insomnia and Depression in young adults (Link Between Insomnia And Depression In Young Adults, Medical News Today).  Seperate research published in the same journal found a similar link exists in older adults (Insomnia May Perpetuate Depression In Some Elderly Patients, Medical News Today).   [...]

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Older men with lower levels of the male sex hormone testosterone in their blood may be more prone to depression, a study suggests.  A study of about 4,000 men aged over 70 found those with lowest testosterone were three times more likely to be depressed than those with the most.  Researchers suspect the hormone may [...]

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Life may begin at 40, but research suggests that 44 is the age at which we are most vulnerable to depression. Data analysis on two million people from 80 countries found a remarkably consistent pattern around the world.The risk of depression was lowest in younger and older people, with the middle-aged years associated with the [...]

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel claim that women who wear too much perfume could be clinically depressed because they are insensitive to smell.   The team suggest depression could have a biological cause rather than being just a psychological disorder and other studies have confirmed patients with depression have a loss of sense of [...]

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