Mental Health

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...

Common depression drugs plus pain killers may increase gut bleeding

In a new study from Creighton University, researchers found taking common painkillers alongside antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may raise the chances...

A new way to help people with depression find the best drug

Although antidepressants are one of the most frequently taken medications in the United States (11% of the population takes antidepressants) 60% of depressed patients...

This beverage may cut depression in older people

In a new study from the National University of Singapore Sociology, researchers found there’s an association between consistent and frequent tea drinking and strongly...

These blood pressure drugs may help reduce depression

In a recent study published in Hypertension, researchers found none of the 41 most common high blood pressure medications increased the risk of depression, while...

This common depression drug could treat the leading cause of blindness

In a new study from the University of Virginia, researchers found an antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause...