A walk in the woods may reduce anxiety and depression
Forest therapy is an effective and simple method for dealing with something many people struggle with.
Some blood pressure drugs may help reduce depression
None of the 41 most common high blood pressure medications increased the risk of depression, while 9 medications appeared to lower it.
Common depression drug may help treat blinding eye disease
A recent study from the University of Virginia found an antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness...
Mental health chatbots may help treat depression
Mental health chatbots are able to effectively engage people with depression in empathetic conversations and assist in the treatment of their symptoms.
People with hard-to-treat depression may have higher death risk
Depression is the leading cause of functional disability the world over. The most common treatments are antidepressants or psychotherapy.
Many sufferers need care for months...
When does mental distress become a mental illness?
when painful mental states are long-lasting and interfere with our ability to function well in our daily lives and relationships, it can mean we are experiencing a form of mental illness.
Depression linked to eating an inflammatory diet, higher risk of frailty
In a study from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, scientists found a link between depression, diet, and the development of frailty.
Brain stimulation may help treat depression in older adults
In a study from Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, scientists suggest brain stimulation should not be overlooked as an antidepressant treatment for older adults.
In...
Repetitive negative thinking linked to higher dementia risk
Depression and anxiety in mid-life and old age are already known to be risk factors for dementia.
In a recent study from UCL Psychiatry and elsewhere, scientists...
Common depression drug could also help prevent heart disease
A recent study from Texas A&M University found that the antidepression drug duloxetine could be beneficial to patients with both depression and heart disease.
Globally,...