Studies have shown that the symptoms of depressive patients avoiding social relationships are not just mood problems, but ...

Her relapse into depression felt like defeat—but it offered vital clues to achieving lasting psychiatric relief. The ...

A new study published by JAMA Pediatrics is bringing more insight into the connection between screen time, sleep, and mental ...

Researchers have found that the timing of when fluoxetine (commonly known by its brand name, Prozac) is administered is vital ...

When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...

Depression after a traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion, may be a distinct condition, different from other types of depression, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

T raumatic brain injury multiplies the risk of major depression eightfold. While the emotional trauma of whatever caused such deep damage may be understandable, from a blast in a war zone to a ...

Depression is more than feeling down. It may physically change your brain. This can affect how you think, feel, and act. Experts aren’t sure what causes these changes. They think genetics ...

Depression may cause some structural changes to the brain. Depending on the area affected, you may have different symptoms, including issues with how you perceive and regulate emotion. Depression ...

Depression changes brain connections, even when the person is feeling okay at the moment. Scientists have long tried to map these alternate networks. But traditional brain mapping technologies average ...

When you suffer from depression, it can feel like your own brain has betrayed you. That feeling may explain why the theory that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain is so ...