Researchers found that 8.3% of US adults had at least one major depressive episode. In adolescents, the rate was 20.1%, with 29.2% of female adolescents reporting a major depressive episode. Major ...

Psychiatrists explain the key neurobiological differences between major depressive disorder and situational sadness, ...

The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed major depressive disorder (MDD) and other conditions linked to it to be treated. A person with MDD is usually prescribed ...

A meta-analysis identifies impaired effort-based decision making across psychiatric disorders, pointing to actionable targets ...

Bullfrog AI Holdings BFRG shares are surging on Monday following a commercial agreement with a top-five global pharmaceutical ...

Rates of depression notably spiked during the pandemic. But even though life has largely returned to normal, we’re still in a mental health crisis. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared an ...

In this study, researchers aimed to characterize the relationship between major depressive disorder, use of antidepressants, and risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients.

As the conversation around mental health disorders like depression becomes increasingly normalized, it can also blur the lines between situational feelings of stress, anxiety, and dejection and ...

Childhood sexual abuse and paternal death are among the strongest predictors for developing major depressive disorder later ...