CBD, depression, and the pandemic! Are you feeling an increased experience with high levels of anxiety and/or depression? Read this scholarly article below to find out how the pandemic has taken away our coping methods!
Coping behaviors associated with decreased anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown
Miquel A Fullana, Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei, Eduard Vieta, Joaquim Radua
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown might increase anxiety and depressive symptoms, but some behaviors may protect against them.
Method
To provide a preliminary evidence of the behaviors associated with decreased symptoms in the current COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, we conducted a survey of 5545 adult individuals from the Spanish general population, two weeks after an official lockdown was established across the country.
Results
Sixty-five percent of the sample reported anxiety or depressive symptoms. Following a healthy/balanced diet and not reading news/updates about COVID-19 very often were the best predictors of lower levels of anxiety symptoms. Following a healthy/balanced diet, following a routine, not reading news/updates about COVID-19 very often, taking the opportunity to pursue hobbies, and staying outdoors or looking outside were the best predictors of lower levels of depressive symptoms.
Conclusions This study suggests that “simple” coping behaviors may protect against anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
CBD & the positive effects it has against depression & anxiety!
Depression and anxiety disorders are common mental health conditions that can have lasting effects on a person’s health, social life, ability to work, and overall well-being.
A doctor may prescribe pharmaceutical drugs to help a person treat or manage depression. Many of these drugs have difficult side effects, such as mood swings, sleeplessness, and sexual dysfunction.
CBD has shown promise in initial studies as a treatment for both depression and anxiety, and it may cause fewer side effects in some people.
The findings of research from 2014 may help explain why CBD could be useful in treating depression. They indicate that, in most studies, CBD appears to have a positive interaction with serotonin receptors in the brain.
Serotonin impacts a range of functions in the body, including a person’s emotional state and feelings of well-being or happiness. Keeping serotonin levels balanced is often a key therapy for people with depression.
link sources below: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324846#cbd-for-depression