Conventional antidepressants often take several weeks to produce noticeable effects, if they work at all. In that gap between ...

New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco evaluated how ...

A new, drug-free treatment for depression delivered eye-opening results that were as effective as one of the most commonly ...

The first pillar is exercise, which ranks as one of the most effective known lifestyle interventions for depression. These ...

Depression involves a complex interplay of psychological patterns, biological vulnerabilities and social stressors, making its causes and symptoms highly variable. Equally complex is the treatment of ...

Depression treatments focus mostly on decreasing negative emotions. But a study finds that increasing positive ones might be ...

Neurons and white blood cells differ greatly in shape, function, and location within the body. However, researchers at the ...

A pair of over-the-counter antihistamines has gained traction on TikTok as a way to treat depression, anxiety and ...

A new study suggests depression may soon be detectable through a simple blood test—by tracking how certain immune cells age.

Scientists are rethinking how depression should be treated by focusing less on reducing negative feelings and more on ...

Psychotherapy is the intervention of first choice, and pharmacotherapy can be considered when psychotherapy alone is not ...