Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...

People living with serious mental health conditions often face a hidden health crisis that many people do not realize.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists says that many women are not aware that menopause can be associated with the onset of new ...

Results of an analysis of health survey data from more than 560,000 U.S. college students concludes that depression symptoms have steadily increased over the past 15 years, particularly among women, ...

In recent years, a drug called ketamine has attracted attention because it can reduce depressive symptoms very quickly. Unlike traditional antidepressants, which may take weeks to work, ketamine can ...

A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor ...

A LEADING mental health researcher has claimed to have found 10-minute exercises that can slash symptoms of depression in just a month. Dr Benjamin Kaveladze, from the Dartmouth Center for ...