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Recalling Happy Memories in Adolescence Can Cut Depression Risk [psychcentral.com]

 

In a new study, University of Cambridge researchers found that  recalling positive events and experiences can help young people build resilience against depression in later life.

Depression is now the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 300 million people. The condition often first emerges in adolescence, a critical developmental time period when an individual experiences substantial changes in their brain structure and chemistry.

Moreover, a known risk factor of depression is exposure to early life stress, such as illness, parents’ separation or death, or adverse family circumstances.

“Mental health disorders that first occur in adolescence are more severe and more likely to recur in later life,” said Dr. Anne-Laura van Harmelen, the study’s senior author.

[For more on this story by Rick Nauert PhD, go to https://psychcentral.com/news/...pression/142009.html]

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