What social risk factors affecting your patients may affect their risk of major depressive disorder more than they realize?

Depression is becoming more common among adults and adolescents in the United States, but most are not getting therapy to help, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in ...

Many people with major depressive disorder get no relief from current treatments. Newer combinations of existing medications might help, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers uncover distinct microbial and metabolic signatures in the guts of older adults with depression, pointing to new avenues for personalized, microbiota-targeted mental health therapies.

While the focus of treatment for depression is often on pharmacotherapy, the usefulness of nonpharmacologic treatment should not be forgotten. Stimulation therapy: New therapies, such as vagal nerve ...

Gender-affirming hormone therapy may help patients with their mental health as well as their physical bodies, according to a new study. “Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse patients prescribed ...

Taking tiny, frequent amounts of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) might temporarily elevate mood for people diagnosed with major depressive disorder. In a small pilot study, ...

CBT, done face-to-face, online, or by phone, eases depression in MS after two months, but it may need to be repeated within ...