People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression ...

A new study found that retirees who drank moderately had fewer depression symptoms than non-drinkers, but retirees who drank ...

Depression impacts an estimated 18 million Americans each year, yet depression screening rarely occurs in the outpatient ...

If you’re struggling with depression, the most important question about taking an antidepressant is whether it will work. But ...

Scientists at Virginia Tech are revolutionizing depression treatment by tapping into how the brain processes rewards. Their ...

The depression spiral is a vicious process. Addressing it requires a combination of curiosity, empathy, humility, and ...

Using computational models, the researchers studied how the brain's reward-learning system functions in those with depression, especially among individuals experiencing anhedonia, the inability to ...

New research highlights how the brain's reward-learning system can guide personalized treatments for depression.

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In her new book, Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) argues that antidepressants should be viewed alongside alcohol or sedatives, which induce an altered state of mind but don’t treat an ...

With almost 20 percent of the adult UK population currently taking antidepressants for depression, questions quickly intensified over the risk of overprescribing and whether the public had been ...