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A new study looking at barriers to mental health services among Blacks/African Americans in the hopes of finding ways to remove these barriers has found that Black people/African Americans with a college education do not seek mental healthcare even when they think they should. “Being Black is not the problem just as race is not the problem,” study author Sirry M. Alang told us. “It is racism that is the problem.” [More]

Facebook plays a role as a source of real - and fake - information and some feel it improves their social connections. But there are downsides. A recent Standard study found that not using it for a month improved well-being for participants. Will deleting Facebook make you happy? I asked professionals for their insight on the benefits of quitting Facebook. [More]

According to a new study published in the Lancet, adolescents who identified as sexual minorities (LGBQ - lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning) at 16 years of age were at an increased risk of depression compared to heterosexuals from very early on in adolescence, even as young as ten years of age. The results of the study point to potential mental-health problems before a teen’s conscious identification of their sexual orientation. [More]

Vulnerable teens who had a hard childhood are at risk of developing depression. Now researchers have found focusing on happy memories may help guard against the condition. [More]

“Despite recent attention to postpartum depression and anxiety, women continue to be silenced by the taboo against expressing negative feelings and thoughts about being a mother,” Karen Kleiman told us. Kleiman is a postpartum expert and author of the new book, Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Moms. “We have discovered, however, that when women find a safe place/person to disclose their unwanted and often intrusive thoughts, this decreases their anxiety, thus, helping them feel better.” [More]

A new study, recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, took a look at 21 previous studies on Internet apps delivering iCBT or internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy and found that they were effective for people suffering from mild, moderate and severe depression. [More]

Loneliness is a major issue in our culture in every part of the world and does not discriminate. As more people spend time behind computer screens or are home bound, meaningful connections are on the decline globally. [More]

Though 40 per cent of us make them, according to U.S. News, 80 per cent of us abandon our New Years resolutions by mid-February. But don’t despair. There’s a growing trend taking hold to begin tackling New Year’s resolutions in February instead of the traditional January 1st race to the gate. [More]

The Mediterranean diet focuses on vegetables, fruits, nuts, and fish. In a recent study, researchers found people strictly following the diet reported a 33% lower risk of being diagnosed with depression, compared to those least likely to adhere to it's guidelines. [More]

Post-natal depression isn't just impacting new mothers but also new dads. Now researchers have found that post-natal depression in fathers is having an impact on their daughters mental health during her teenage years. [More]