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Investigating the transdiagnostic nature of rumination across depressive, anxiety and eating disorders: A meta-analysis.

Society of Clinical Psychology

Investigating transdiagnostic factors across mental disorders is of high importance as transdiagnostic factors can be targeted for both diagnosis and treatment in a diagnostically mixed sample. As depression, anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid illnesses that share a multitude of risk factors (McGrath et al.,

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What are the latest developments in research into depression?

MQ Mental Health

In this webinar, presented by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and hosted by MQ’s own Director of Research Partnerships and Development Emily Wheeler, we heard from some experts into what the latest developments have been in the area of depression research.

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week: What Happens The Day Someone Is Sectioned For Anorexia?

MQ Mental Health

This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, MQ’s copywriter Juliette Burton who also works as a writer, comedian, and mental health activist, shares her experience of what happened the day she was sectioned under the mental health act for anorexia. Eating disorders are mental illnesses and sometimes, but not always have physical symptoms.

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Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression differ between boys and girls

MQ Mental Health

New MQ Funded research, led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.

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How Do I Know If I Have An Eating Disorder?

MQ Mental Health

Eating disorders can be very serious mental illnesses with symptoms that can be distressing to those experiencing the disorder and those who care for them. But not all eating disorder symptoms are physical. You might deny the seriousness of your eating disorder and think others are making a fuss about nothing.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?

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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy

Stop Abuse Campaign

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “depression is a common illness worldwide, with an estimated 3.8% If you struggle with depression, you are not alone, and rest assured that tremendous progress in understanding, diagnosing, and treating this crippling illness is ongoing. What is depression? There is help. .