World of Psychology

Stress may cause depression

By John M Grohol PsyD
April 20, 2006

Stress may cause depression

While not untrue in terms that stress can indeed contribute to the cause (or be the primary) cause of depression in some individuals, drug treatments affecting this issue are many years away. In the meantime, there are dozens of stress relieving strategies one can do in one’s life to help relieve stress. Oh, and here’s 20 more tips.

No need to wait, start putting those strategies into practice today!

Long-term exposure to stress may cause some types of mood disorders, including depression, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated psychiatric care facility, McLean Hospital, both in Massachusetts.


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