Depression is linked to the transition to winter time

Switching clocks from summer to winter time causes depression. Such conclusions were made by scientists from Denmark. In the Department of Clinical Medicine of one of the largest universities in Denmark, a team of scientists studied the data of about 200 thousand patients who were diagnosed with depression. Having studied the results of the analyses, scientists have established that in Denmark, when switching to winter time, the number of new cases of depressive disorders increases by 8%. In total, the researchers studied data from 1995 to 2012 and scientists note that the development of depression during this period is too pronounced to be considered a coincidence. The new study was based on the analysis of cases of moderate to severe depression, which were diagnosed in Danish psychiatric clinics and experts suggest that there is no reason to believe that switching clocks can affect the development of more severe forms of depressive disorders. Despite the fact that the analysis does not reveal the mechanism responsible for the increase in cases of depression, experts note probable reasons for this, for example, the transition to winter time can cause negative emotions in a person associated with prolonged cold weather, bad weather, a decrease in daylight hours, lack of sunlight, etc. Depressive disorders were clearly underestimated by scientists earlier, but this disease is widespread today and can lead to serious consequences. Most often, depression develops in the autumn, but scientists are sure that the time of year has nothing to do with it. According to experts, all that is required for a good mood and a positive attitude is good rest, sex and physical activity, in other words, the rule of three "C" - sleep, sex, sports. And if you add vitamin D to this, then the autumn blues will not bother you at all. Experts are sure that special attention should be paid to sleep - it should not only be full (7-8 hours), but also high-quality (without waking up, long periods of falling asleep, etc.). Physical activity helps to reduce emotional stress, and sex simply brings pleasure and increases the production of the hormone of happiness in the body. Vitamin D will help the body more easily endure the lack of sunlight. In Spain, scientists said that to combat physical and emotional stress, you just need to drink a glass of wine every day. They made such conclusions after an experiment involving several thousand people aged 55 to 80. Each participant had to drink one glass of wine a day, and specialists monitored their general condition. As calculations showed, daily consumption of 300-1000 ml of wine per day reduces the risk of developing depression in old age by 1/3. According to scientists, wine contains rosuveratrol, which is the substance that prevents the development of depression. Rosuveratrol affects the areas of the brain that are responsible for mood and suppress negative thoughts. But specialists also warn that wine can provoke an increase in blood pressure, so hypertensive patients need to look for another way to prevent depression.

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