Scientists have pinpointed specific neurons and microglia, crucial for emotion and inflammation, as key players in depression. This breakthrough, using advanced brain tissue analysis, reveals ...

Early research suggests a brain test may predict whether antidepressants will cause sexual dysfunction. There has never been a way to predict this effect.

We have seen how ketamine can work on depression and PTSD. New evidence suggests it can help with cognitive function as well, ...

This year's "State of Mental Health in America" report from Mental Health America found that Tennessee has seen a high prevalence of mental illness, but lower rates of access to care.

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through ...

“Some people with depression still get up everyday and go to work and ’seem fine’ on the outside. People mask symptoms for a ...

Depression is partially genetic meaning that you are more likely to suffer from it if someone from your family does, too.

Depression is a serious disorder that affects how you think, feel, and act. You may need therapy, medication, and remedies to ...

After 35 years as a clinical child and adolescent psychologist and a medical school professor, treating hundreds of children ...

Depression causes persistent feelings of sadness. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is when depression symptoms occur in winter months. Learn more here.

New Yorkers have the best mental health in the United States, according to a new report, while Nevadans have the worst. The ...

Emerging technologies, such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy, offer in-office real-time monitoring for potential ...