Two studies explore some of the developmental roots of depression in childhood and adolescence. In the first study, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, researchers focused on ...

Past studies have identified a loneliness-rumination-depression nexus. Rumination is defined as repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts and feelings, and loneliness as a gap between desired and ...

Ruminating about being lonely, as opposed to being lonely, is linked to depression, found a new study. The findings were published in Nature Mental Health and have implications for treating depression ...

Depression is a debilitating mental health disorder characterized by persistent low mood, a loss of interest in everyday ...

Recent accounts and research highlight music’s dual role in bipolar depression—offering emotional regulation benefits while sometimes triggering painful mental loops. Therapists stress distinguishing ...

OCD generates repetitive, all-consuming, irrational thoughts of anxiety and dread. Depression frequently involves repetitive, all-consuming, irrational thoughts of futility and hopelessness. In ...

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." — Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2. These lines from Shakespeare summarize a key idea in psychological research into depression: The way that ...

A study in Germany found that a 30-minute session of moderate-intensity physical exercise reduced rumination in depressed individuals compared to sitting. The reduction was visible in both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. For many years, psychological research regarding the depressed ...

Your body is tired, and whatever happened…has happened, but you can’t shake the feeling that your brain is still locked onto ...

Loneliness is more likely to cause depression if one keeps ruminating on how lonely they are. This is the essence of a study by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) that has therapeutic implications for ...