At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.

Researchers report that vagus nerve stimulation helped many people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression feel ...

Depression is not only a disorder of mood but also a condition that affects the heart and blood vessels, and can carry ...

Researchers compiled data from 33 pre-existing studies and 96,173 adults Getty Stock Photo A recent study found that increasing your daily step count may reduce symptoms — as well as risk — of ...

A recent study outlines how students' experiences of victimization in school are related to higher reports of depressive ...

Lotus Kay started to feel depressed when she was 12 years old. But when she got her first period about a year later, a peculiar pattern emerged: Her depression symptoms would get worse the week before ...

Depression runs hot. In the 1980s, psychiatrists began noticing that patients with depressive symptoms had higher body temperatures compared to people without, and that their body temperatures didn’t ...

Although it can be challenging when you’re not feeling well, maintaining a consistent routine can help with managing depressive symptoms. Depression can disrupt everyday life, with symptoms like ...

While 'Blue Monday' is mostly dismissed as pseudoscience and not credible, mental health experts use the third Monday in January to raise awareness about "winter blues" that can bring depression.

Many parents feel elation and joy when bringing a new baby home from the hospital. The car seat has been installed, the new outfits and extra diapers purchased, the nursery has been decorated. While ...

A lot of people feel a little blue as days get shorter and nights longer. When it negatively affects life, work or play, it might be seasonal depression, but the good news is that it can be ...