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A new study finds that people who stop exercise develop depressive symptoms and could be a whole new subtype of depressive symptoms. This is baffling researchers because those with depressive symptoms who stop exercise aren't displaying any signs of inflammation in the body. [More]

A new study has found that women and men with major depressive disorder express their genes differently, explaining why women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression. [More]

A new study shows that how we think may indicate whether we have anxiety or depression. It's called absolutist thinking or all or nothing thinking and it could be a marker in the diagnosis of a mental health issue. [More]

Researchers are wondering whether our biology is affected as an infant due to adverse early life experiences. The first study of its kind examining biological embedding is a Canadian study also looking at an intervention program to prevent children from developing mental illnesses as an adult. [More]

Annual Canadian campaign to raise awareness for mental health takes place on January 31st this year. Bell Let's Talk talks to everyday Canadians about their struggles. [More]

Researchers tested two methods of prenatal depression screening and found them both to be effective. The Whooley questions and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale should both be used by health care professionals during early pregnancy and throughout pregnancy. [More]

Researchers may be one step closer to a biological cause for postpartum depression. A study using mice may show why some women develop postpartum depression and others don't. [More]

New research has come to light examining the mental health effects of early puberty in girls into adulthood. A new study has revealed that girls who start their period at age eight and ten rather than the median age of 12 are more likely to experience depression as an adult. [More]

A New Year has arrived and with a New Year comes new hopes and dreams just bursting to be fulfilled. Losing weight, quitting smoking, and getting healthy are by far the most popular resolutions. And yet the attainability of a resolution has become virtually impossible to achieve for most people. Breaking down goals into pragmatic parts results in more successful outcomes. [More]

Fifty years of research on depression may have done a disservice to people aiming to move out of the dumps and into a happy state of mind. [More]