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.
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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