Winter greets us with decreased sunlight and increased blues. To help address the mixed emotions that arrive this time of ...

The largest, most comprehensive review on the topic yet reveals more powerful benefits of physical activity for mental health. In a 2022 systematic review, researchers analyzed 15 prospective studies ...

A ketogenic diet may help improve depression symptoms but the evidence regarding its potential effect on anxiety remains ...

More than 20 percent of adults 65 years and older meet the criteria for depression and other mental illness. Photo via Pixabay Sometimes it’s the weather, the holidays, or something else. And as the ...

Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) appears to offer rapid mood improvement for people with severe or treatment-resistant depression ...

A new comprehensive analysis indicates that nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, provides rapid relief for adults ...

Does Magnesium Help With Depression? If you feel sad, tired, and cranky, your doctor may suggest magnesium for depression. "We think of magnesium as just a trace mineral, but it's involved in hundreds ...

Blue light therapy may help with depression, but it is still not clear exactly how effective it is. Depression is a mood disorder associated with a loss of interest in activities, low mood, and ...

When Patrick Kennedy was in Congress, he would sneak in his treatments for substance abuse over the holidays, in between congressional work periods. And he refused mental health treatment recommended ...

Over the past few years there has been a significant increase in depression and anxiety in the general population, including school-aged children and teenagers. While there are multiple factors ...

This is the second part in a series on deep brain stimulation for depression. Read from the beginning. [Content note: This story contains discussion of suicide.] Jon Nelson’s depression was poison. “I ...

Autistic people are more likely to experience depression, potentially due to discrimination, social stigma, or inherent characteristics of autism spectrum disorder that increase the risk. Symptoms of ...