Why it is difficult to stop using some depression drugs
In a recent study published in Molecular Pharmacology, researchers found why it is so difficult for people to withdraw from some antidepressant medications.
The current...
How COVID-19 pandemic can harm your mental health
In a new study from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute, researchers found depression remained common during the pandemic and worsened for some people.
They examined...
This gut problem linked to depression, bipolar disorder
In a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found that there is a common, overlapping environment in the gut bacteria of people living with...
Sitting more may increase your feelings of depression, anxiety
As people adhered to stay-at-home orders or self-isolated during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, daily commutes turned into shuffles between the bedroom...
This depression drug rapidly improves cognitive function, lowers suicide risk
In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found ketamine, a drug used to treat mood disorders and severe depression, improved the thinking and...
For these people, eye problems could mean high depression risk
Midlife women are known to have the highest prevalence of depression compared with all other age groups, and women have higher depression rates than...
This new depression treatment is highly effective
In a new study from Stanford University, researchers found a new type of magnetic brain stimulation brought rapid remission to almost 80% of participants...
Medical cannabis can help reduce depression, improve quality of life
In a new study from the Medical University of South Carolina, researchers found evidence that medicinal cannabis products relieve depression and improve the quality...
This common depression drug may help prevent severe COVID-19
In a new study from McMaster University, researchers found an inexpensive antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk people with COVID-19.
They tested the...
Walking may reduce depression after giving birth
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant countless women are looking beyond harder-to-access, traditional postpartum depression (PPD) treatment options—like psychiatry and medication—and finding that physical activity...