Clinical depression
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.
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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.
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What causes depression?
Professor Gordon Parker looks at what we do - and don’t - know about depression.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'Depression being stigmatised'
World Mental Health Day is commemorated on Friday.
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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.
