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Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree crashes with depression
(The Scotsman 18/11/2009)
GRAEME Obree has been forced to abandon a comeback after a new world record attempt left the Scottish cyclist in a pit of depression. Obree announced earlier this year he was attempting to break cycling's one-hour world record again at the age of 44. But Obree, who has twice attempted suicide while battling depression, says the pressure of getting back into competitive cycling left him hiding "under a duvet for weeks". Eventually, his doctor ordered him to give up the world record attempt.
(BBC 11/11/2009)
The suicide of German footballer Robert Enke has raised fresh questions about the particular pressures of sport on the psyche. Every case is unique, and Enke had suffered intense personal tragedy with the death of his baby daughter from a congenital heart problem three years ago. His widow Teresa said he had battled depression for years, and that he lived in fear the daughter they had subsequently adopted would be removed from them if his condition became public knowledge.
Health staff prescribe comedy for patients with depression
(The Scotsman 03/11/2009)
A group of health professionals are putting that theory to the test by "prescribing" comedy DVDs to patients with depression. The health workers are putting on a stand-up comedy show - headlined by top comic Patrick Monahan - next month in the Queen's Hall, which will be filmed and handed out to GP surgeries across the Lothians. Organised by the Edinburgh-based Centre of Health and Wellbeing, the aim is to give people suffering from depression an alternative to anti-depressants.
Depression link to processed food
(BBC 02/11/2009)
Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found. Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants was compared with depression five years later, the British Journal of Psychiatry reported. The team said the study was the first to look at the UK diet and depression.
Depression and anger hits one in three kids
(The Scotsman 19/10/2009)
A THIRD of 11 to16-year-olds say they are upset, depressed, angry or stressed most of the time, an NSPCC poll has revealed. Girls between the ages of 14 and 16 were most likely to be emotionally distressed, with nearly half, 49 per cent, admitting to feeling sad, depressed, lonely, worried, stressed, scared or angry most of the time. School is one of the biggest causes of a bad mood among this age group, with 35 per cent saying it makes them sad.
Study links mental health to fitness level
(The Scotsman 09/10/2009)
PEOPLE suffering from mental health problems in the UK are more likely to avoid gyms due to embarrassment. The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) said its research helps to explain why people with common mental health problems, including anxiety and depression, are twice as likely to become obese as those who do not. Out of 112 people with mental health problems who were questioned, 9% said they would be too embarrassed and 11% said they worried people would judge them.
Obesity risk for the depressed
(The Scotsman 07/10/2009)
PEOPLE suffering from common mental health problems like anxiety or depression are more likely to become obese, researchers said yesterday. The risks increase when a person feels depressed or anxious, a study found. The research was carried out on more than 4,000 adults (3,122 men and 1,241 women) aged 35 to 55 who were followed for more than 19 years. They were asked questions about their health and had their weight measured at several points over the study period.
Med-style diet 'can battle blues'
(BBC 06/10/2009)
The Mediterranean diet, already thought to protect against heart disease and cancer, may also help to prevent depression, Spanish researchers say. They found depression was more than 30% less likely to develop in people who followed a diet high in vegetables, fruit and cereals, and low in red meat. They studied 10,094 healthy adults over four years, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports. However, the team stressed additional, larger-scale studies were required.
Breakthrough new drug for depression sufferers
(Daily Express 16/09/2009)
DEPRESSION sufferers may have a more effective drug open to them than Prozac, according to new research. The £30-a-month drug agomelatine (Valdoxan) was found to help 77.7 per cent of people with severe depression compared with 68.8 per cent on Prozac, a study comparing the drugs found. The research, which is being presented today at the European Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology in Istanbul, included patients from the UK.
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