Scientists are rethinking how depression should be treated by focusing less on reducing negative feelings and more on rebuilding the brain’s capacity for positive emotion.

The duration of depression may influence the extent to which brain functioning is affected, as well as the treatment options ...

Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a human trial for a blueberry-sized brain ...

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the world: according to WHO, more than 280 million people suffer from the disorder. The disease changes not only the mood, but it rebuilds the ...

Rose covers disability and mental health, and she helps write STAT’s daily Morning Rounds newsletter. Confidential tips can be sent to Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11. Depression has many faces.

Researchers say a single intravenous ketamine infusion can rapidly relieve severe depression and suicidal thoughts when traditional antidepressants fail.

The duration for which one remains depressed may impact how severely the mental disorder makes changes in the brain, ...

Alzheimer’s disease and late-life depression produce markedly different patterns of brain shrinkage and chemical disruption, ...

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

The word depression is thrown around often in daily conversation. We say we are depressed over a bad relationship, or a bad job situation, or even a bad day. When people use the word depression in ...

Irritability isn’t “a bad mood” but a neurobiological signal we may overlook in ADHD and depression. A simple trace mineral ...

In Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis, the gut and brain appear to be deeply connected ...