Anhedonia reduces the ability to feel joy and affects nearly 90% of people with major depression. Most conventional therapies ...

The treatment consists of a Bluetooth headset that patients can connect to an app on their smartphones. It could mark a ...

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine say they’ve identified how ketamine produces its rapid antidepressant effects — a ...

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 ...

Depression is one of the most widespread health conditions in the world. According to the World Health Organization, it affects more than 280 million people globally, cutting across age, gender, and ...

Many people with major depressive disorder get no relief from current treatments. Newer combinations of existing medications might help, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry.

LifeStance Health reports that 73% of patients see significant improvement in depression and 79% in anxiety after treatment, ...

When new patients come to see me, they typically complain about a wide range of symptoms—they’re not sleeping well, can’t concentrate, are irritable with their spouse, children, and/or colleagues, ...

The newly approved device aims to treat depression by directly stimulating neural activity.

Psychotherapy is the intervention of first choice, and pharmacotherapy can be considered when psychotherapy alone is not ...

Depression treatment often takes weeks to months to show full effects, so recognizing when adjustments are needed means noting persistent symptoms that disrupt daily life despite adequate time on ...