Suara.com – Researchers in a new study found that a strong social life may be the key to prevention depression.
A research team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard University explored various issues related to depression risk and collected data on more than 100,000 participants at the UK Biobank.
The factors that are explored in the study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry These include sleep patterns, physical activity, diet, social interactions and media use.
Researchers concluded that confide with other people or visiting family and friends are more protected from depression than any other factor.
Researchers also say reducing time spent sitting, such as watching TV and napping, can help prevent depression.
“The factors that stand out the most are the frequency of confiding in other people. However, visits from family and friends are an important form of protection from social relations and social cohesion, “said Dr. Jordan Smoller, senior study author and head of association for research at MGH’s Department of Psychiatry. Fox News.
Dr Jordan Smoller says these factors are more relevant now than ever before in a time of social distancing and restrictions on social activity.
The researchers say more study is needed to find out how much time in front of the TV can also cause depression.
However, additional research is needed to determine the risk caused by influencing media exposure or time in front of the TV.
“A tendency to take naps and regular use of multivitamins appears to be associated with depression risk.” said the researchers.
However, researchers still need a lot of research to determine what contributes to depression.
Kamel Choi, an investigator at the Department of Psychiatry and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health said depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide.
However, researchers have only focused on a handful of risks and protective factors to date.
“Our study provides the most comprehensive picture of the modifiable factors that influence depression risk,” said Kamel Choi, an investigator in the Department of Psychiatry and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
This research approach involves 2 stages, the last one uses a statistical approach to find a causal relationship between factors and the risk of depression.
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