Two years after the FDA approved a unique pill designed to treat postpartum depression, an analysis at Scientific American provides an optimistic update: It's working. The drug, zuranalolone, "has ...

Alexis Nelson was so excited about a future in the military, she signed up for the Army National Guard the day she turned 17. But her dream of serving the country was soon derailed when she suffered a ...

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. Dial or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for free and confidential support. Summer passed Valerie Zeko ...

Bunnie XO shares her harrowing experience with an experimental weight-loss drug, describing severe depression and suicidal ...

This summer I had an article published in Parenting: School Years about childhood depression. It was a long, arduous journey to publication, involving several years of serious consideration by no less ...

The leap from depression to psychosis may be shorter than you think. June 15, 2007 — -- The elderly woman with depression is convinced God is punishing her for having sinned in her youth through ...

In 2019 I wrote about research suggesting anti-inflammatory medications might help some people with major depression. At the time, the idea that depression could have roots in the immune system felt ...

Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, is quietly emerging as one of the most intriguing rapid-acting options for people whose depression has not budged with standard pills or talk therapy.