In a major shift for how mental health conditions might be treated, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Swedish neurotech startup Flow Neuroscience has secured FDA approval for the first brain stimulation device for home use in ...

Researchers compared a traditional Chinese medicine, Yueju Pill, with a standard antidepressant and found both reduced ...

Depression arrives uninvited, settling like a heavy fog over even the brightest lives regardless of fame, fortune, or circumstance. This persistent condition affects millions annually, yet the deeply ...

Nevertheless, there is data that the ketogenic diet can be helpful for depression. It is a low-carbohydrate diet that allows ...

In the U.S. women are far more likely than men to seek treatment for depression—as with all other conditions. Nevertheless, it is extremely important for anyone suffering to take steps to treat ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation sounds like — and looks like — something you'd find in a science fiction movie, but it's a real treatment option. This noninvasive therapy uses strong magnets to ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters ...

The drug, called zuranolone, is not yet FDA-approved but was highly effective in a large clinical trial Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

Living with depression can mean a mix of good days and bad. On good days, your mood might lift until you feel lighter, clearer, and more like yourself. On bad days, the muffling fog might return, ...

A new systematic historical and meta-analytic review published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found inconsistent and ...

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 ...