Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes ...

No single ‘depression gene’ has been found, but large studies have identified over 100 genetic risk markers on chromosomes ...

What are the most common causes of depression? Studies consistently show that depression is most associated with the number of stressors experienced in life, and the effect is cumulative—the more ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...

One dose of the newly-tested drug was enough to see a reduction in depression scores for many weeks.

In 2024, MUSC Health became the first hospital system to offer a revolutionary new depression treatment to patients, taking a successful innovation a leap further. Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy, or ...

A major new study has found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which applies magnetic energy to the brain, can be a cost-effective treatment option for the NHS in treating moderate and ...