A small research study at Ohio University has looked at whether “hope therapy” can help treat depression. This therapy aims to teach people behaviour common to “hopeful people”.
People with high hope, according to researchers writing in background information published with the results, possess these “components of hope”:

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Research at the Univesity of North Dakota in the USA have found that, out of 60 people who were tested on a driving stimulation, those on high-dose anti-depressants had poorer driving skills. The participants were put through a test that recreated a series of driving situations such as reacting to brake [...]

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Scotland’s first post natal depression telephone helpline “Bluebell at ParentLine Scotland” has been launched. The initiative is a joint venture between CHILDREN 1ST and CrossReach, the social care arm of the Church of Scotland. The freephone helpline telephone number is 0800 3457 457. Lines are open from 9am to 5pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and [...]

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