Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services says. According to their website, more than 20 million people in the U.S. have ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis in depression and mortality, led by the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Clinical ...

A new study suggests nitrous oxide may offer a new treatment option for older adults with treatment-resistant depression.

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Discover what causes depression in children, its warning signs, how it's diagnosed, and treatment options to support and ...

Let’s face it. We need to think outside the box when it comes to managing increasing rates of depression. The current approach relies on the timely identification of symptoms, followed by a ...

For decades, researchers have developed and tested adolescent depression prevention programs that show strong results. But a new study reveals a major flaw in the evidence base: These programs, ...

Shared biological, psychological, and social pathways put patients at risk for both, whether obesity or depression occurs ...

One man living with major depressive disorder shares how working with his psychiatrist led him to understand his treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a complex mix of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes that happen after you give birth. It's a form of major depression that begins within a year after childbirth ...