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Clinical depression

New Sadag guide key to having #RealConvos with teens for Suicide Prevention Week

By Kaylynn Palm

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group is helping parents, teachers and communities to navigate difficult conversations around teen depression and...

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    Insomnia treatment may help ease depression during menopause

    Researchers recruited 117 menopausal women with insomnia for the study and randomly assigned them to three groups.

    1297 days ago
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    [LISTEN] Dealing with depression in the workplace

    Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Sizwe Mabizela, vice-chancellor of Rhodes University about depression in the workplace in South Africa.

    1468 days ago
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    What causes depression?

    Professor Gordon Parker looks at what we do - and don’t - know about depression.

    1811 days ago
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    As people age, the factors that drive depression may shift

    When a risk factor is uncommon among peers, like widowhood or poor health in youth, it can have an outsized effect on depression risk.

    1943 days ago
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    5 common myths about depression

    According to the World Health Organisation, depression and anxiety cost the global economy $1 trillion as sufferers drop out of the workforce.

    1948 days ago
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    The origins of happiness

    This month, the OECD and the LSE are holding a conference on subjective wellbeing that they hope will usher in another revolution.

    2062 days ago
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    'Over 1 million South Africans are on anti-depressants'

    Pharma Dynamics says the use of anti-depressants increased by more than 50 percent in the last 5 years.

    2214 days ago
  • FILE: A sculpture created during one of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) outreach programs. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    Study on new blood test points to personalised depression treatment

    Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness, affecting over 350 million people.

    2253 days ago
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    Screen time in moderation, not linked to depression

    Researchers analysed data from previously published studies involving more than 125,000 participants.

    2443 days ago
  • FILE: A National pharmaceutical company says many South Africans aren't seeking help for depression due to stigma. Picture: Supplied.

    'Depression being stigmatised'

    World Mental Health Day is commemorated on Friday.

    2860 days ago
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    Report: 667 suicides in SA each month

    The SA Depression and Anxiety Group says at least 23 people take their own lives each day.

    3134 days ago
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