As common as depression is—about one person in 10 experiences depression in any given year—it still eludes complete understanding. There does not seem to be a single cause; rather many factors ...

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, but much is still unknown about this illness and treatments don't always work. Ph.D. candidate Jesper Pilmeyer examined patients' brains using MRI ...

Share on Pinterest Diets rich in minerals, especially potassium, were linked to a lower depression risk in a new study. Image credit: Vera Lair/Stocksy About 5% of the world’s adult population lives ...

Researchers uncover distinct microbial and metabolic signatures in the guts of older adults with depression, pointing to new avenues for personalized, microbiota-targeted mental health therapies.

Bill Valvo could sense that something was going very wrong with his health. He had worked for a software-development company in Fairfax, Va., for 10 years following a 22-year hitch with the Air Force, ...

Depression affects millions of women worldwide, yet its complexity often remains misunderstood. While sadness touches everyone’s life occasionally, clinical depression manifests as an overwhelming ...

Childhood depression is a serious mental health condition that can affect children''s emotional well-being and daily functioning. While it's normal for children to experience sadness and mood changes ...

Even if depression isn’t caused by low serotonin, as Joanna Moncrieff sets out in the book you reviewed, I am glad to see some researchers have pointed out that this doesn’t mean SSRIs, drugs commonly ...