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Hope for those with a depressive disposition
lakito  Potential good news for people with depressive personality traits: their negative outlook might not have to be permanent. This has been claimed by Swedish psychologist Rachel Maddux in new research from Lund University. In her previous work with depressed patients, Rachel Maddux often felt frustrated that treatments were not helpful for all of those diagnosed with depression. The main focus of her thesis therefore asked the question: why is it that some people are helped but others are...
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How Mouse 'Personality' Sheds Light On Human Depression
lakito Just as in humans, there are also the tough types, or those with a more delicate personality among mice, as Eneritz Gómez, a psychologist at the University of the Basque Country, has been able to confirm.
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Learning How The Brain Adapts To Stress
lakito Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published in the journal Neuron, reveals pioneering evidence for a mechanism of stress adaptation and may eventually lead to a better understanding of why prolonged and repeated exposure to stress can lead to anxiety disorders and depression. 
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Working long hours doubles risk of depression
lakito The risk of a major depressive episode more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a day, according to a report published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
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How Chronic Stress Short-circuits Parenting
lakito Raising a toddler is a daunting undertaking under any circumstances, but parents under long-term stress often find it particularly challenging to tap into the patience, responsiveness, and energy required for effective child rearing.
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