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These skills included identifying negative thoughts and countering them with more positive responses and planning enjoyable activities to improve mood. This study is the first to show that cognitive behavioral (CB) skills not only predict changes in depression symptoms, but also real-life functioning, said Daniel Strunk, co-author of the study and associate professor of psychology at The Ohio State University. "Searching for a job is difficult in any circumstance, but it may be even more difficult for people who are depressed," Strunk said. "But we found that there are specific skills that can help not only manage the symptoms of depression but also make it more likely that a person will receive a job offer." Strunk conducted the study with Benjamin Pfeifer, a doctoral student in psychology at Ohio State. Their results appear in the June 2016 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology . The study involved 75 unemployed people, aged 20 to 67, who partici...

Adverse childhood experiences and sleep disturbances interfere with immune system regulation, shows research from the University of Eastern Finland. These changes were observed in a population that already carried a significant burden of psychological symptoms such as depression. Major depressive disorder (MDD), adverse childhood experiences and sleep disturbances are all characterized by increased physical morbidity and changes in the way our immune system works. However, the interrelationships between the related disease mechanisms are not fully understood yet. The study analyzed the complex biological mechanisms that are associated with MDD, with the hope of opening up new avenues for increasingly personalized treatment. There is a need to conduct further research into the underlying factors of MDD, as it is one of the leading causes of disability globally. Changes in immune system regulation have been suggested to be a key factor in mediating the disease burden associated wi...