It gets dark outside earlier in the day now, and that may affect your mood. Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder, most commonly happens during fall and winter months, but there are ...

When the days get shorter, the sun shines lower in the sky, and the weather gets colder, people often experience a drop in mood. For some, the change is serious: They have difficulty getting up in the ...

Scientists are increasingly clear that what we eat does not just shape our waistlines, it also influences how our brains ...

Despite the advice of two of the most successful pop anthems of the last two decades, when it comes to depression, no one can just “shake it off” or “let it go.” If we jump back to 1988, we’ll find ...

Ketamine, a drug once known mainly as an anesthetic and party drug, is now showing real promise in saving lives. A new study ...

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, manifesting through various emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms. While everyone experiences occasional sadness, clinical depression involves ...

But if you’re both on board with giving this a go, new research published in The Lancet Psychiatry spells out the best framework forward to lower your risk of falling back into depression. It’s very ...

Another big cause is life stress. Sad or difficult events—such as losing someone close, going through a divorce, losing a job ...

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like showing up to work, replying “I’m fine,” and then going ...

Loneliness is a serious public health problem in our post-pandemic world. According to a 2023 Meta-Gallup survey across 142 countries, 24 percent of adults 15 and older reported feeling "very" or ...