According to a new study, depression and emotions that accompany it can be contagious. Researchers have found that gloomy mentality of people vulnerable to depression may be catching, making friends suffer situation six months later.
Research shows that people who respond negatively to stressful life events, by interpreting them as a result of factors that they can not change, and as a reflection of their shortcomings, are more vulnerable to depression.
Doctors from the University of Notre Dame Indiana, decided to investigate whether it can be 'contagious' long life transitions older. Depression can be a very isolating experience
Doctors say that changing a person's environment can be used a part of a treatment for depression because of those feelings fluctuate over time.
The study shows that cognitive vulnerability has the potential to be faded over time, depending on the social context.