Tag: Mood disorders

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07Dec/23

Opera Launches Updated Lucid Mode and Sunrise-Emulating Wallpapers to Help Users Ward Off Seasonal Sadness

December 7, 2023InnovationGreater Adria, Malay cuisine, Mood, Mood disorders, Narvik, Night, Norway, Oslo, Polar night, Seasonal affective disorder, Tanisha Scottadmin

Winter has descended upon the Northern Hemisphere, including the headquarters of Opera in Oslo. Further north, polar night kicks off this evening in Narvik, Norway, blanketing the area in a deep blue until January. Days spent in cold and darkness lead many people to suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, which lowers their mood and causes sluggishness. Continue reading

20Jul/22

Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain – new study

July 20, 2022HealthcareAntidepressant, Antidepressants, Biology of bipolar disorder, Biology of depression, Branches of biology, chemical imbalance, Creative Commons, depression, Drugs, Hydroxyarenes, Joanna Moncrieff, Major depressive disorder, Mark Horowitz, Mood disorders, noradrenaline, Psychoactive drugs, RTT, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Serotonin, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdomadmin

Joanna Moncrieff, UCL and Mark Horowitz, UCL

For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin. However, our latest research review shows that the evidence does not support it.

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