Depression causes persistent feelings of sadness. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is when depression symptoms occur in ...

Genes play a much larger role in depression in women than in men – with women having about "twice as many genetic 'flags'" ...

In 2023, an estimated 11.4% of adult Americans took antidepressants. Here's how the class of medication can help depression ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through ...

Women are affected by severe depression twice as often as men. The reasons for this have not yet been fully clarified.

CBT has long been considered a gold-standard treatment for depression—but does it still hold up? A new review of over 60 recent trials suggests its effects remain strong.

Researchers led by Dr. Roberto Goya-Maldonado at the University Medical Center Göttingen have identified a rapid ...