In the not-too-distant future, a screening assessment for depression could include a quick brain scan to identify the best treatment. Better methods for matching patients with treatments are ...

For some people with depression, finding the right medication can be a process of trial and error lasting for months or even years, which can worsen symptoms. But ...

Virtually everyone has some experience with depression; however, the term “depression” has so many different meanings that confusion and invalidation often result when laypersons talk about their ...

In addition to different types of depression, like major depressive disorder (MDD), SSRIs are prescribed by healthcare providers to treat a wide range of other psychiatric disorders. This includes ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

This story was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Maybe you’re neck-deep in a two-week funk you just can’t seem to shake, or perhaps you’ve been struggling with severe depression for years. No ...

It is known that depression is linked to increased incidence of metabolic diseases; now scientists have discovered that different types of depression are linked to different cardiometabolic diseases.

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

Generally, depression is a state accompanied by unremitting sadness, lack of energy, anhedonia (inability to enjoy simple things), as well as problems in eating, sleeping, and keeping normal levels of ...

Hyperarousal plays an important role in mental disorders. It influences the severity of insomnia, depression, anxiety, ...