Spotlight on: Treatment for depression
Depression is very probably several different illnesses with different root causes. This may explain why current medications do not always help. Researchers are now attempting to put this complicated jigsaw puzzle together with the few pieces they have. And they are starting to see a pattern emerge.
Photo: Martin StenmarkThe reawakening of depression research
The antidepressant ketamine has lead to a reawakening within the field. This according to Johan Lundberg who sees new possibilities to find a cure for one of the world’s most widespread disorders.
Photo: Tom BeckmanCan psychedelics help with severe depression?
Research into psychedelic substances has taken off. Now researchers will look more closely at whether therapy together with the substance psilocybin can help with treatment-resistant depression.
Genetic analysis can improve depression therapy
In order to individualise drug therapy, researchers are attempting to establish genetic biomarkers that can predict an individual’s response to drugs.
Photo: Getty ImagesSevere grief can lead to poor health
Deep grief has both mental and physical health consequences for the sufferer that can take decades to heal. People can even die of grief. It is therefore important to try to alleviate the effects of severe grief, something that we in Sweden aren’t particularly good at.
Photo: Getty ImagesPerinatal depression linked to increased risk of death
Women who suffer depression during or after pregnancy have a higher risk of death by both natural and unnatural causes, a new study of childbirth in Sweden published in The BMJ reports. The increased risk peaks in the month after diagnosis but remains elevated for as long as 18 years afterwards.
Photo: Getty Images,Getty Images/iStockphotoPoor coparenting linked to depression in dads
Dads are more likely to feel depressed when their kids are toddlers if their coparenting relationships are poor in the months after birth, a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows. The findings are published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Stories
Photo: Mattias Ahlm“Online CBT gave me new tools”
Katarina Schmidt Berg got help to recover from her burnout using Internet-based CBT.
Photo: Mattias Ahlm“The taboo is the big villain of the piece”
Christian Dahlström who himself is afflicted want us to talk more openly about mental ill-health and depression.
Photo: Mattias Ahlm“Depression is not seen, it's felt”
Pirjo Stråte's son committed suicide due to depression. She is now working to help others who suffer.
Look further
Photo: Joey GuidoneIf you are feeling bad – find hotlines and support
Here you will find contact information for various hotlines, organisations and associations in Sweden for those who need help and support. The list is managed by the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental lll-Health.
Mental Health Run
Run a race in support of people with mental illness. The race is organised annually in several places in the country.
I had a black dog, his name was depression.
The World Health Organisation's information film about living with depression.
Photo: Sivan Menczel