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- The Rediscovery of a Depression-Era Masterpiece https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-rediscovery-of-a-depression-era-masterpiece 5 comments
- Jonathan Haidt blames teenage depression, anxiety on smartphones, social media https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/jonathan-haidt-wants-you-to-take-away-your-kids-phone 164 comments
- Depression Rates by Country 2024 https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/depression-rates-by-country 39 comments
- His Holiness Dalai Lama: Countering Stress and Depression http://www.dalailama.com/messages/articles/counter-stress 2 comments
- Brain stimulation poised to move from last resort to frontline treatment for major depression and other conditions https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2401731121 7 comments futurology
- Paper: Abandoning Gold Standard Pulls Countries Out of Depressions https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Faer.20221479 43 comments economy
- Timely interventions for depression might lower the future risk of dementia. Overall, depressed participants who received treatment had reduced risk of dementia compared to untreated participants by about 30%. https://beta.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/timely-interventions-for-depression-might-lower-the-future-risk-of-dementia 5 comments science
- Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression, UCL scientists find | Depression https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-question-widespread-use-of-antidepressants-after-survey-on-serotonin 63 comments worldnews
- Risk factors of internet gaming disorder among adolescents and young adults: stress, long average game time, family dysfunction, poor academic performance, being bullied, bullying, interpersonal problems, hyperactivity/inattention, anxiety, depression, emotional distress, and and low self-esteem. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395622003557 154 comments science
- Australia faces ‘dire’ shortage of more than 300 medicines, doctors and pharmacists warn | Drugs for diabetes, hormone replacement, depression, nausea and stroke among those listed by the TGA as in short supply https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/20/australia-faces-dire-shortage-of-more-than-300-medicines-doctors-and-pharmacists-warn 59 comments worldnews
- Researchers find an intriguing link between depression and misinformation. Experiencing clinical depression strongly associated with increased likelihood of endorsing misinformation. Those who did so were significantly less likely to be vaccinated and were more likely to express vaccine resistance. https://mashable.com/article/depression-misinformation-mental-health 2 comments science
- A naturalistic study published in the journal Scientific Reports provides evidence that the ceremonial use of ayahuasca can lead to significant reductions in neuroticism, a personality trait associated with depression and anxiety https://www.psypost.org/2021/12/study-links-the-ceremonial-use-of-ayahuasca-to-robust-reductions-in-neuroticism-62250 10 comments science
- Joakim Noah on D-Rose's injury: “We had the best record… Then, he tore his ACL. I think everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing when that shit happens. I didn’t even think much of it. I thought, ‘okay, he’ll miss a couple of games & he’ll be back.’ But, it was depressing as hell.” https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/joakim-noah-nba-basketball-knuckleheads-podcast 92 comments nba
- A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers at the University of California. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-3008-z 4 comments science
- [Ben Golliver] Clippers’ Paul George said he talked to psychiatrist after slump before Game 5 breakthrough: “I underestimated mental health, honestly. I had anxiety and a little bit of depression. Being locked in here (in the bubble), I just wasn’t there. I checked out.” https://mobile.twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1298482970458816513?amp%3Bref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBenGolliver2Fstatus2F1298482970458816513widget%3DTweet&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1298482970458816513%7Ctwgr%5E 3 comments nba
- US GDP drops by a Third, The biggest GDP contraction since the Great Depression https://youtu.be/uhmwek5Pypg 6 comments economy
- Being depressed in the 'world's happiest country' https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190924-being-depressed-in-the-worlds-happiest-country 3 comments europe
- A physicist has proposed a pretty depressing explanation for why we never see aliens https://www.sciencealert.com/a-physicist-has-proposed-a-pretty-depressing-explanation-for-why-we-never-see-aliens 16 comments science
- A new study of ~1.8 million children in Sweden has found that the risks for autism and depression are significantly higher if your mother was hospitalized with an infection during pregnancy. However, researchers couldn't determine exactly how a maternal infection impacted a child's developing brain. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2727135 3 comments science
- Can someone who knows more than me, tell me why he's wrong and why we're not heading into a new depression era? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Uspop.svg/800px-Uspop.svg.png 37 comments investing
- Why didn't people simply short the Great Depression https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/7okxc4/why_didnt_people_simply_short_the_great_depression/ 59 comments wallstreetbets
- Half the line waiting for the X launch in Sydney, Australia are selling their spots. Smart move or depressing capitalism? https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/7a7rpe/half_the_line_waiting_for_the_x_launch_in_sydney/ 70 comments apple
- A moral philosophy of depression http://www.existentialtherapy.com.au/blog/a-moral-philosophy-of-depression-nihilistic-despair 14 comments philosophy
- Surging layoffs plunge techies into depression http://m.economictimes.com/tech/ites/surging-layoffs-plunge-techies-into-depression/articleshow/59615162.cms 28 comments india
- Trump promises a return to pre Great Depression economic policies https://news.vice.com/story/trump-promises-a-return-to-pre-great-depression-economic-policies? 22 comments politics
- Polish pharmacy offers a prayer book as a drug for depression after abortion or in vitro. http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114871,20026757,apteka-oferuje-lek-na-depresje-po-aborcji-i-in-vitro-za-jedyne.html 12 comments europe
- Junior in college. Second guessing my major. General depression. Questions. Looking for advice. https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/4h83zj/junior_in_college_second_guessing_my_major/ 9 comments cscareerquestions
- Government records show Federal Aviation Administration officials questioned the mental fitness of the pilot who crashed an airliner in the French Alps, but then awarded him a U.S. pilot license after his German doctor said he had fully recovered from severe depression http://bigstory.ap.org/article/62a8d65364e04fa2be0e4e759ca8f271/faa-had-questioned-mental-health-germanwings-pilot 7 comments worldnews
- Leisure time physical activity linked to lower depression risk: Being physically active three times a week reduces the odds of being depressed by approximately 16%, according to new UCL research undertaken as part of the Public Health Research Consortium. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1014/151014-physical-activity-depression 27 comments science
- Depression 'makes us biologically older' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24897247 8 comments science
- Ketamine cousin rapidly lifts depression without side effects http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23303054 30 comments science
- Green Party Candidate, Jill Stein's Green New Deal: "Inspired by the New Deal programs that helped us out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Green New Deal will provide similar relief and create an economy that makes our communities sustainable, healthy and just." http://www.jillstein.org/summary_green_new_deal 67 comments politics
- The Guardian identified 25 bankers, economists, politicians and financial officials who helped bring about the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. What are they up to now? http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/update_25_people_at_the_heart_of_the_meltdown_20120807/ 3 comments politics
- National study: Abortion does not cause depression or low self-esteem in adolescents http://www.physorg.com/news204549702.html 6 comments science
- Giving up hope makes you happier - Researchers have found that giving patients with serious illnesses hope for a cure can actually make them more depressed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6506616/giving-up-hope-makes-you-happier.html 5 comments reddit.com
- Top 10 depressed MLB franchises http://fivetooltool.blogspot.com/2009/07/top-10-depressed-mlb-fan-bases.html 6 comments sports
- The US economy is just depressing http://www.senserely.com/celicagts188-the-us-economy-is-just-depressing.php 3 comments reddit.com
- CAT: 20k. Sprint: 8k. Pfizer: 8k. Home Depot: 7k. GM: 2k. M$: 5k. Intel: 6k. Can we call it a depression yet? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_bi_ge/business_outlook 8 comments business
- Manufacturing Cools Around the World. Stunningly widespread collapse, not seen since Great Depression http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/03/business/worldbusiness/03yuan.html?_r=1&hp 10 comments business
- The Second Great Depression http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=20444 2 comments reddit.com
