A recent American study concludes that loved ones play a major role in coping with certain difficult times.
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, the role of loved ones is preponderant when you are going through complicated times.
Indeed, they would help us to avoid a depressive episode.
The trap of isolation
It’s in the journal American Journal of Psychiatry that the results of this study have been published. To achieve this, the scientists studied data from just over 1,000 first-year medical students, and 435 men and women whose boyfriend or girlfriend had recently died.
The initial idea was to identify two different situations that could lead to installing depression.
Relatives and depression: what results?
The authors of the study conclude:
Depressive symptom scores increased by 126% after the start of the internship in the medical student sample and by 34% after widowhood in the sample.
And they add, as Health Magazine reports :
The results of the study suggest that people with a high genomic risk of developing increased depressive symptoms in adverse social conditions also benefit more from stimulating social environments..
Important support
In other words, the role of loved ones is essential for those who are going through a difficult time. Even, if it is useful to remember, if the follow-up by a health professional is just as important or even crucial.
Because according to Inserm, the risk of suicide is multiplied by 30 during a depressive episode. In 1 to 2 out of 10 people suffering from this disease put an end to their days.