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20.01.2022 A large meta-analysis of research (representing more than 3.5 million people from over 90 different countries) found consistent gender differences in rates of depression. Females are twice as likely to get depressed as males. (Two-thirds female, one-third male). Unexpectedly, the researchers found that in countries where there was greater gender equity, the proportion of women who were depressed was even greater. These gender differences first appear when girls are 12 years old. Gender Differences in Depression in Representative National Samples: Meta-Analyses of Diagnoses and Symptoms.Salk, Rachel H.; Hyde, Janet S.; Abramson, Lyn Y. Psychological Bulletin, Apr 27, 2017,

13.01.2022 Like me, this speaker uses the metaphor of going with and surfing the waves of strong emotions. https://youtu.be/EKy19WzkPxE

12.01.2022 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas/2017//170726102906.htm

07.01.2022 Here is a NY Times article about the benefits of expressive writing. https://well.blogs.nytimes.com//writing-your-way-to-happ/

06.01.2022 Does mindfulness meditation benefit mood? Therapeutic discourse has promoted mindfulness as beneficial for depression and anxiety. New research, however, shows a gender difference. Mindfulness meditation improves women's but not men's negative affect even though men do improve in non-reactivity, nonjudgment and self-compassion. The researchers hypothesize that these outcomes are due to gendered differences in emotional regulation. Men typically use distraction or engaging with the environment as a way of emotionally regulating and women are prone to ruminate. http://journal.frontiersin.org//10.3/fpsyg.2017.00551/full

04.01.2022 Is mindfulness meditation good for kids? What does the evidence say? https://www.vox.com//mindfulness-meditation-good-for-kids-

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