Six Ways Depressions May Affect Our Body

Depression and anxiety often have perceptible effects on our physical body, especially in children and elderly. Many people have depression-related illness, which can be effectively handled with psychological treatments; not with chemical-based medications. Here are six ways depression can affect our physical body: Headaches: There are many causes of headaches and depression is one of…

Managing Depression in Areas With No Professional Helps

Mental health issues often don’t rate a mention in many policymakers’ priority lists. However, depressions and mental issues could rank among the most serious causes of disabilities worldwide. In less developed countries where people can’t find any therapists, the condition could cause significant suffering among individuals and slow down economic development. In many cases, there…

Depression May Cause People to Age More Quickly

People who suffer from severe depression may age more quickly. A group of researchers from the Netherlands and California found that depressed people tend to have shorter telomeres compared to healthy individuals. Telomeres are chromosome caps strands and they shorten naturally as we age. The finding was published on November this year in the Molecular…