What you need to know about bipolar disorder
More than 10 million people in the United States live with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Bipolar disorder is...
Scientists find new way to treat bipolar disorder depression
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have made a discovery that might change the way we deal with bipolar disorder.
They found that modern...
Men and women have big differences in depression, study finds
Have you ever wondered why some people respond to certain medicines while others don't? Some years ago, scientists noticed that a lot of their...
Taking an antidepressant? Mixing it with other medicines – including some cold and flu...
The stigma that surrounds people living in larger bodies is pervasive and deeply affects the people it’s directed at. It’s been described as one...
AI can detect depression risk from your facial reactions
People who work in caring jobs, like social workers, psychologists, and psychoeducators, often deal with others' negative feelings.
These feelings can rub off on them,...
1 in 4 doctors with autism try to suicide, study finds
A new study reveals alarming suicide rates and self-harm behaviors among autistic doctors.
The study, led by Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University,...
Depression drugs may not help with chronic pain
Do you know someone who takes antidepressants for chronic pain? It's actually a pretty common practice.
But, a recent study has found that most antidepressants...
More than half of people with autoimmune diseases have depression, study finds
Living with an auto-immune condition can be hard. These are diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause a lot of pain.
But now,...
Scientists find genes that may play a role in PTSD, depression
A global team of researchers, spearheaded by the experts at McLean Hospital, have scrutinized the genes in approximately 575,000 individual brain cells from individuals...
Many people with mental problems have eco-anxiety, study finds
Karen Magruder, a teacher at the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington, is studying a new kind of worry...