Unmarried people are up to 80 per cent more likely to have depressive symptoms than those who are wed, analysis suggests. Researchers have discovered that saying ‘I do’ appears to have a protective effect against depression, which affects around 16 per cent of adults in the UK The risk of depression Writing in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers said: …
Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Many also tell me that they’ve suffered from this same cycle of toxic productivity, that is, when the constant need to “do” harmfully impacts your physical, mental, and emotional health. Black and Latinx communities, however, have the least access to mental …
Cannabis smokers are up to five times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than non-users, a new study reveals. This figure rose, however, to around 7 per cent with non-daily cannabis use, about 9 per cent with daily use and 14 per cent among those with a cannabis use disorder. For example, among those subjects who had not experienced major …