A recently announced research study from the United Kingdom found that it is more likely for children to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) if their mothers were depressed or very stressed out during their pregnancy.

A study called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that severely overweight (obese) people and underweight (skinny) people had more risk from depression than normal and overweight weight people.

An Australian-U.S. study has shown that young adults getting less than five hours of sleep each night are at greater risk of depression and other psychological distresses.

According to two U.S. studies on the effect that depression has on dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, having depression was found to increase the risk of developing dementia.  

Psychologists in the United Kingdom have found that people addicted to the Internet are five times more likely to be depressed than non-addicted people.

Tetsuya Kitahata, self-described international social entrepreneur, and editor of ApacheNews.org has posted online that he is planning to end his life within the next few days, if not today. If you know Kitahata, he needs your help.

A study performed in the United Kingdom found that among middle-aged civil servants, depression was much less of a chance when people ate a diet full of natural foods rather than processed foods.

Hacking is often a lonely profession: the wee hours are generally the most productive and communicating with an inanimate object often results in people being unable to interact in a regular manner with their human counterparts.

According to a Netherlands study, living close to green spaces means you are less likely to be depressed, anxious, and have other health-related problems. This conclusion is not new to the medical community, but it does add concrete scientific evidence to the already assumed statement that: Green is Good!

A British-French-Australian study has concluded that common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety give larger risks of becoming obese. And, the more mental problems a person has the more risk of obesity.