Mark Wright admits he felt ‘depressed when training for washboard abs like Brad Pitt’

‘It was the worst six weeks of my life’: Mark Wright admits he felt ‘depressed’ while training to get washboard abs like Brad Pitt By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 23:01 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 09:26 GMT, 1 March 2021 Mark Wright confessed that training and dieting to achieve a six pack like … Read more

More than a THIRD of pregnant women are depressed due Covid-19 pandemic

Fifth more pregnant and post-natal women are suffering from depression due to stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, study finds Questionnaires were given to 1,123 women in the US between May and August  The majority were white women who have a degree and live with their partner  Reveals more than a third of participants (36.4 per … Read more

Tiers will make us anxious and depressed

Tiers will make us anxious and depressed: Harmful effects of new restrictions could hit mental health and increase domestic abuse, officials warn The assessment warned of an increase in alcohol use, anxiety and depression  Working at home is likely to increase back problems and accidents in the house For adults, physical activity will be lower … Read more

Lonely Grouper fish became ‘depressed’ after eating all his tank mates

Lonely Grouper fish who became ‘depressed’ with no visitors during lockdown after EATING all his tank mates celebrated 16th birthday with salmon cake made by aquarium staff Grumpy looking grouper Mikko live in Linnanmaki Sea Life centre in Helsinki Fish has ‘tenancy to eat all his tank mates’ and so has been forced to live … Read more

Babies of depressed mums ‘face bigger risk of asthma’

Babies of depressed mums ‘face bigger risk of asthma’: Pregnant women who suffer mental health issues such as anxiety may give birth to children with greater chance of developing asthma, study finds Children aged 10 can be almost twice as likely to suffer from asthma   Hormones released by women because of stress may affect their … Read more

Surprising study that suggests you should take antidepressants… even if you are NOT depressed 

It is an idea as concerning as it is intriguing – prescribing a course of antidepressants to perfectly happy people. The medication, already taken by seven million Britons, could, it is suggested, be an effective tool for warding off the ever-increasing tide of mental illness if taken before there’s even a hint of symptoms. It might … Read more

Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims 

‘No such thing as the winter blues’: Lack of sunshine does NOT make people feel more depressed, new study claims A Dutch study of 5,282 people found a lack of sunlight doesn’t influence moods However, participants high in neuroticism were affected by the lack of sunlight Neuroticism is a personality trait that makes people more … Read more

TV historian David Olusoga says racism in broadcasting made him clinically depressed

TV historian David Olusoga said racism in broadcasting left him clinically depressed. The Civilisations presenter said it is ‘lonely’ as a black person in the television industry and he has often been left feeling ‘patronised and marginalised’ throughout his career.  Speaking in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement, the historian said the industry … Read more

Staring at your phone screen before bed can make you depressed

Staring at your phone screen when you should be sleeping can make you depressed over time, new research suggests. Chinese experiments suggest harmful blue light emissions from your device at night trigger a mysterious neural mechanism, leading to behavioural changes.   The research team found that mice exposed to blue light for two hours a night … Read more

Katy Perry says she was ‘clinically depressed’ after her last album Witness flopped

‘I became very insecure’: Katy Perry says she was ‘clinically depressed’ after her last album Witness flopped By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 05:57 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 06:07 BST, 30 May 2020 Katy Perry has been open about suffering from depression following the poor critical and commercial reception to her 2017 album, … Read more