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Posts about: ## Depression ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-engin-akyurt-3209136-1.jpg) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Depression in Women](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression-in-women) ### [Mental Health | Mothers w/ Depression respond slower to Children](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-mothers-w/-depression-respond-slower-to-children) Thu, Jan 11, 2024 @ 09:07 AM ## Mental Health | Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their infant children.... ..than mothers without depression, according to a University of Missouri longitudinal study published in Infant and Child Development. 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[MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-depression-social-support-is-important) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/Depression/Snip20160302_17.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Higher genetic risk for Depression, Social support especially important](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-genetic-risk-for-depression-social-support-especially-important) Fri, Dec 15, 2023 @ 09:30 AM ## Mental Health | Individuals with a high genomic risk for depression, especially during stressful life periods, significantly benefit from supportive social connections... ...according to study findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. A University of Michigan Medical School research team examined the importance of social support during stressful times through 2 groups of people: first-year medical residents in the Intern Health Study (IHS), and older adults who had been recently widowed and part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). “Our data show wide variability in the level of social support individuals received during these stressful times, and how it changed over time,” said first author Jennifer L. Cleary, MS, a University of Michigan psychology doctoral student studying under senior author Srijan Sen, MD, PhD, University of Michigan Medical School. 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[MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-studies-anxiety-and-depression-in-adolescents) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Mary_cloud_sunshine.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) ### [Depression | Mental Health Matters, walking is good](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-mental-health-matters-walking-is-good) Mon, Apr 24, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Walking in Nature Eases Negative Symptoms in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder   Walking in nature may improve negative affect in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD), suggests findings published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-mental-health-matters-walking-is-good) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Medical-Bag.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [dementia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/dementia) [Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health) ### [Depression | risk of Dementia if left untreated](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-risk-of-dementia-if-left-untreated) Fri, Mar 17, 2023 @ 06:00 AM # Your Health | Depression associated w/ a 51% higher risk of Dementia   Mental Health | Proactive, timely treatment of late-in-life depression could help to lower risk of dementia in certain patients...   ... according to study findings published in *Biological Psychiatry.* [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-risk-of-dementia-if-left-untreated) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/Depression/depression_in_men.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Covid-19 and our Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/covid-19-and-our-health) ### [Depression after Covid | Mental Health Matters](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-after-covid-mental-health-matters) Fri, Oct 08, 2021 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression Increase After Recovery From an Acute COVID-19 Infection   In the study, clinical diagnoses of COVID-19 were reported by 6.5% of respondents and 31.2% said they had moderate or increased symptoms of depression. 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[MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/metabolism-differs-in-patients-with-certain-psychiatric-disorders) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-joanne-adela-low-3225796.jpg) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [cardiovascular events](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cardiovascular-events) ### [Even low levels of Depressive Symptoms linked with CV Disease Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/even-low-levels-of-depressive-symptoms-linked-with-cv-disease-risk) Thu, May 20, 2021 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Depressive symptoms, even at levels lower than thresholds used for depressive disorders,... ...are associated with increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease, a study published in JAMA suggests. 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