At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, you should call 911 (or your country's local emergency line) or go to an emergency room to get immediate help. Explain that it is a psychiatric ...

A recent research review shows that exercise may be nearly as effective as therapy in managing depression. However, experts ...

There are many reasons to be a giving, charitable person. Giving to others helps us cement relationships, elicit gratitude, and connect communities. It can also make us feel happier and healthier, ...

Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

A lot of people feel a little blue as days get shorter and nights longer. When it negatively affects life, work or play, it ...

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

Dr. Leuchter answers the question: 'Types Of Talk Therapy For Depression?' — -- Question: What types of talk therapy help depression? Answer: There are several different types of psychotherapy ...

A new assessment of studies on more than 60 supplements claiming to help depression symptoms finds that only 4 have ‘substantive’ evidence of benefits. A new scientific review examined the body of ...

The teen years can be rough and disorienting. Puberty, social media, school stress, it can all be a lot to process - a lot more than many parents might even realize. In fact, over 17 percent of teens ...