Hands-on dads are ‘less likely to suffer baby blues’ because they ‘feel more competent as parents’

Hands-on dads are less likely to show signs of depression in the first year of the child’s life, a new study says.  US researchers asked a racially diverse selection of fathers on their levels of parental involvement and general symptoms of depression.  They found greater time spent with the infant during the week was associated … Read more

Noah Cyrus reveals she didn’t think she would live to see her 20tht birthday

Noah Cyrus opened up about some of her mental health struggles in a moving Instagram post on Monday. The 20-year-old singer songwriter delved into her history of depression while marking the two-year anniversary of her debut EP Good Cry. During the depths of her depression when she was 18, the younger sister of Miley Cyrus … Read more

ANTM 2010 winner Amanda Ware suffered ‘situational depression’ and reaching out to psychologist

‘I was so upset, I couldn’t function’: Australia’s Next Top Model star reveals she suffered from crippling ‘situational depression’ after being crowned winner of the show 10 years ago By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:04 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 23 September 2020 A former Australia’s Next Top Model … Read more

Schools need to stay open because ‘economic and social consequences’ of shutting them are too high

Schools must stay open to protect children’s mental health and avoid the ‘immense’ economic and social consequences of another closure, scientists have warned. Speaking at a meeting of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee via Zoom today, professors said Britain’s children and young people had missed out on crucial social interactions due to … Read more

Suzanne Shaw says she ‘worries for her mental health’ if she has another baby

Suzanne Shaw has candidly discussed her mental health battle and admitted that she has been sober for nine months after ‘self-medicating’ with alcohol. In a new interview, the singer, 38, who found fame in Hear’Say in 2000, also revealed that she wants another baby but worries about postnatal depression. Suzanne suffered with ‘extreme paranoia’ and ‘dark … Read more

Health: Anxious mums can pass on their stress to their babies, scientists warn

Anxious mums can pass on their stress to their babies — leaving them with an ’emotional imprint’ that can scar them for life, scientists warn By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:22 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 12:22 BST, 14 September 2020 Babies can be scarred for life by receiving an ’emotional imprint’ of … Read more

Heart rate measuring can help spot depression as it beats faster, study finds

Measuring a person’s heart rate can help spot depression as it beats faster and is less likely to drop at night, study finds Depressed people’s hearts beat an extra 10-15 times per minute on average during daytime, study at Goethe University found Their hearts may have to work harder because their chronic stress or anxiety means … Read more

Heart rate measuring can help spot depression as it beats faster, study finds

Measuring a person’s heart rate can help spot depression as it beats faster and is less likely to drop at night, study finds Depressed people’s hearts beat an extra 10-15 times per minute on average during daytime, study at Goethe University found Their hearts may have to work harder because their chronic stress or anxiety means … Read more

Single people coped better with lockdown than those in unhappy relationships, study finds 

Single people found it easier to cope during coronavirus lockdown than those in an unhappy relationship – but those in a happy relationship had it best, study finds.  Experts from Danube University surveyed more than 1,000 Austrians a month into lockdown to get a picture of the link between relationship status and emotion state.  People … Read more