Depression

Research findings indicate yes, although according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the reasons why a new home is acquired make a difference. Harvard Pop Center faculty member and former fellow Mauricio Avendano, PhD, is an…

Harvard Bell Fellow Collin Payne, PhD, is author on a paper in Demography that takes a rare look at the mental health status of aging adults in Malawi, South Africa, a low-income setting with a high incidence of HIV. Findings suggest that declining…

A study co-authored by Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, found that in Korea those who socialized with individuals of higher status were more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms. This pattern appeared to be…

While persistent depression is associated with increased risk of stroke, the findings of a study by Pop Center faculty members Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi, and Maria Glymour, and colleagues, suggest that this elevated risk can be eliminated if…

Harvard Pop Center faculty member Theresa Betancourt, ScD, is lead author on a study published in Pediatrics that assesses the longer-term impact of mental health interventions on war-affected youth in Sierra Leone. Learn more about the study in this…

Harvard Pop Center faculty members Laura Kubzansky, PhD,  Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, and M. Maria Glymour, ScD, are co-authors on a ground-breaking study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association that indicates that even when…

Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman, PhD, is co-author of a study published in Social Science & Medicine that explores the relationship between comprehensive maternity leave benefits and women’s mental health in later life, based on…

Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty members Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, and Laura Kubzansky, PhD, and former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Arijit Nandi, PhD, have published a study in Health Education & Behavior that is aimed at improving…

It is well documented that recently bereaved spouses are exposed to an increased mortality risk (known as the “widowhood effect”). Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty members SV Subramanian (Subu), PhD, and Maria Glymour, ScD, have…