Disabled Talk

tooyoungforthelivingdead:

A study into whether physical activity alleviates the symptoms of depression has found there is no benefit.

Research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that adding a physical activity intervention to usual care did not reduce symptoms of depression more than usual care alone.

This contrasts with current clinical guidance which recommends exercise to help those suffering from the mental illness, which affects one in six adults in Britain at any one time.

I thought this was true and all - fuck yeah, randomised controlled trials!

fuckyeahroleplayadvice:

Since it has become an issue, I removed part of the guide How To Roleplay An Evil/Psychotic Character.

Does this fix those I’ve offended? No it does not.
Does it fix the fact that there are originals still floating around? No it does not.

Though, I don’t want people to be offended. That was and…

Last post about this, but I just wanted to thank you for the further edits.  I found the original post really hurtful, but I’m honestly grateful that you listened to your criticisms, owned up, and changed it.  It’s a rare occurrence, and I truly appreciate it.

(TW: suicide) I’m also extremely sorry that you’ve received messages saying that you should kill yourself, and I hope you know that we don’t support that and that’s it’s never right or okay to say that to someone, especially when you have no way of knowing if they have mental illnesses or other issues that might be exacerbated by it.

madvocate:

The largest study to date of postpartum depression has found that one in seven women experience symptoms of depression after childbirth.

Published in JAMA Psychiatry by the American Medical Association, the basic finding is consistent with past prevalence estimates however, the study’s follow-up evaluations of women at risk revealed especially serious symptoms. Approximately 20 percent of the mothers with depressive symptoms were experiencing suicidal thoughts. Among those who were followed for a full year, 22 percent experienced severe depression.

In the study, 10,000 mothers who gave birth at a Pittsburgh hospital were contacted by telephone and screened six to eight months later for symptoms of depression. Fourteen percent were identified as being at risk. Approximately 60 percent of the at-risk group received follow-up home visits. Another 11 percent completed diagnostic interviews by telephone.

Forty percent of the women’ symptoms began postpartum. Thirty-three percent were assessed as having begun during pregnancy and 27 percent beforehand. Follow-up evaluations most often resulted in a diagnosis of depression with a co-occurring anxiety disorder.

“A striking 22.6 percent had bipolar disorder,” the study warned.

The study calls for all pregnant women and new mothers to be screened for depression, beyond what current medical practice requires. It also emphasizes the need for “strategies to differentiate women with bipolar from unipolar disorders.”

In 2010, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) held that there was “insufficient evidence to support a firm recommendation” for universal screening for depression. However, its Committee on Obstetric Practice recognized the potential benefits of screening and stressed that women already experiencing depression or having a history of depression particularly warranted “close monitoring and evaluation.”

In the study, women who tested positively for symptoms of depression were “more likely to be younger, African American, publicly insured, single and less well educated.”

And yet there’s still so much stigma and so few doctors who actually screen for post-partum depression and psychosis.