Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern believe it may be possible to diagnose depression using a blood test. According to Eva Redei, a professor of psychiatry at the university ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thursday is National Depression Screening Day and there's new research on the importance of diagnosing the mental health condition that can be life-saving. This research is ...

This study contrasts the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) between 291 psychiatrists and 40 ...

Medibio Ltd., an Australian medtech company which is expanding its presence in Minnesota, is quickly following through on a clinical trial agreement with the Mayo Clinic to use its digital mental ...

Consumption of soft drinks may be linked to a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), along with more severe symptoms, ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), clinical depression affects nearly 300 million people worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 20 million or more people in the ...

While chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is primarily a physical ailment and depression is a mental health condition, the two can occur together and have overlapping symptoms. To diagnose depression, a ...

A large new study finds the likelihood of having dementia persists whether depression is identified in early, middle, or late life. Adults diagnosed with depression at any age are more than twice as ...

Mission Prep, a specialized adolescent mental health clinic with centers across California and Virginia, has released a ...

Understanding whether racial and ethnic inequities exist along the postpartum mental health care continuum is vital because inequitable identification of depression can lead to inequitable referral to ...