Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Depression. Show all posts

Huge increase in ‘post-nuptial depression’ as newlyweds turn to therapists for help with bridal blues - Daily Mail 24th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The wedding’s over, so is the honeymoon. But modern couples face yet another hurdle before a life of wedded bliss - the bridal blues.

The expectations of newlyweds are so high, and married life such a let-down after all the planning and excitement of the big day, that an increasing number of brides are suffering post-nuptial depression, say doctors.

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tags: Health, News, UHN, Daily Mail, Depression, Mental Health

Centenarians ‘depression prone’ - BBC Health News 24th November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

It may bring a congratulatory telegram from the Queen but reaching 100 is no guarantee of a happy, contented, old age, US research suggests.

A study by researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia of 244 people aged 100 or over found one in four showed clear signs of depression.

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tags: Depression, Mental Health, Older People, Ageing, IHN, Health, News, BBC Health News