This story was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Maybe you’re neck-deep in a two-week funk you just can’t seem to shake, or perhaps you’ve been struggling with severe depression for years. No ...

Depression is one of the most widespread health conditions in the world. According to the World Health Organization, it affects more than 280 million people globally, cutting across age, gender, and ...

A new treatment for depression, PAT therapy, helps restore a sense of joy and has shown better results in treating anxiety ...

Conventional antidepressants often take several weeks to produce noticeable effects, if they work at all. In that gap between ...

Depression treatment often takes weeks to months to show full effects, so recognizing when adjustments are needed means noting persistent symptoms that disrupt daily life despite adequate time on ...

When new patients come to see me, they typically complain about a wide range of symptoms—they’re not sleeping well, can’t concentrate, are irritable with their spouse, children, and/or colleagues, ...

LifeStance Health reports that 73% of patients see significant improvement in depression and 79% in anxiety after treatment, ...

The newly approved device aims to treat depression by directly stimulating neural activity.

Scientists are rethinking how depression should be treated by focusing less on reducing negative feelings and more on ...

Certain SSRI medications, such as Lexapro or Prozac, have been approved for use in children for mental health conditions. Medication is often reserved for moderate-to-severe cases. It may work best ...

A pair of over-the-counter antihistamines has gained traction on TikTok as a way to treat depression, anxiety and ...