Research suggests music therapy may help improve depression symptoms when used alongside medication and psychotherapy. It works by increasing blood flow and activating neurons in brain areas tied to ...

The Fast Facts Online support groups and forums can help connect you to other people experiencing depression and provide coping techniques. These groups can provide camaraderie and peer support in ...

The weeks and months following childbirth bring profound physical, emotional, and psychological changes that can overwhelm even the most prepared new parents. While some degree of mood fluctuation, ...

Teens with depression have to navigate the challenges of living with a mood disorder, along with the usual academic and social pressures of high school. A depression diagnosis may be unsettling, but ...

Down in the dumps? Help might be hiding in your fridge. A new, first-of-its-kind study suggests a controversial diet could ease severe, drug-resistant depression — with improvements showing up in as ...

In the 1990s, we often heard the mantra: Depression is a chemical imbalance to be managed with pills. The culprit was thought to be serotonin. The serotonin theory of depression gave the public a ...

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 ...

Depression feels weird compared to things like fear or anger, which help us survive by warning us of danger or pushing us into action. Instead, it slows us down, saps our energy, and makes us pull ...

Depression affects 280 million people worldwide. The mental illness has been proven to lead to changes in eating behavior. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and ...

Does Magnesium Help With Depression? If you feel sad, tired, and cranky, your doctor may suggest magnesium for depression. "We think of magnesium as just a trace mineral, but it's involved in hundreds ...