Taking Up Hobbies Can Prevent–or Reduce Symptoms of–Depression by a Third

[KenH]

Glad to know that my hobbies have helped me in the past and continue to so.

“Looking at the data, the researchers found that if people who didn’t have depression or a hobby were to take up a hobby they would then be conferred 32% lower odds of developing depressive symptoms.

Remarkably, their models also found that those with depression who took up a hobby had improvements in symptoms—and 272% higher odds of recovering from that depression.“

Taking Up Hobbies Can Prevent–or Reduce Symptoms of–Depression by a Third

 

[alexander284]

Glad to know that my hobbies have helped me in the past and continue to so.

“Looking at the data, the researchers found that if people who didn’t have depression or a hobby were to take up a hobby they would then be conferred 32% lower odds of developing depressive symptoms.

Remarkably, their models also found that those with depression who took up a hobby had improvements in symptoms—and 272% higher odds of recovering from that depression.“

Taking Up Hobbies Can Prevent–or Reduce Symptoms of–Depression by a Third

This raises the question: what are your hobbies?

 

[KenH]

This raises the question: what are your hobbies?

Personally, I have had several hobbies over my lifetime - tennis, golf, chess, dog agility. My current hobbies for the past several years are my bluegrass internet radio show and horse race handicapping, and now learning how to play acoustic guitar.