The brains of people with recurrent depression have a significantly smaller hippocampus - the part of the brain most associated with forming new memories - than healthy individuals, a new global study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maintenance therapy with the antidepressant Lexapro (also known as escitalopram) significantly reduces the risk for recurrent depression, according to study findings. Sign ...

Depression can feel like the demands of the outside world cost you more than the resources you gain each day. You spend energy and time working, using cognitive resources to have conversations, or ...

The Canadian Cardiac Randomized Evaluation of Antidepressant and Psychotherapy Efficacy (CREATE) trial evaluated 284 patients with CAD who had major depression for at least four weeks and Hamilton ...

You spot signs of depression in someone you care about or in yourself and want a clear explanation. Research still shows no single cause, but scientists now point to a mix of genes, brain-cell changes ...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative non-drug treatment for people who do not wish to continue long-term antidepressant treatment, suggests new research published in ...

A new study published in npj Mental Health Research reports that a specific brain-network signal may reliably predict whether a person with major depression will respond to antidepressant treatment.

Depression affects one in 20 adults globally, according to the World Health Organisation, posing a threat to public health. Fortunately, there are steps you can take, starting with ensuring you get ...

’Tis the season for recognizing seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Just don’t expect to find SAD in diagnostic handbooks. As a memorable term, SAD “stuck in the general public, and to some extent ...

Does SAD (seasonal affective disorder) affect individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia in a different way? About 40% of individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia suffer from significant depression, ...