Researchers compared a traditional Chinese medicine, Yueju Pill, with a standard antidepressant and found both reduced ...

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global ...

When treatments such as medication and therapy aren’t able to relieve the symptoms of depression or another mental health condition, there are other options available. A psychiatrist might suggest ...

Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people with depression in a series ...

The FDA has approved ProlivRx, the first prescription, home-based brain neuromodulation therapy, as an adjunctive treatment ...

If you’re interested in seeking ketamine treatment for depression, you probably have a few questions about how it all works.

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness ...

Ketamine is a highly effective, fast-acting antidepressant that works even for patients who have not responded to other medications. However, the brain mechanisms important for these rapid treatment ...

New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a ...

A new study shows that a personalized, precise form of brain stimulation, HD-tDCS, can rapidly ease depression symptoms – and even reduce anxiety – offering a promising drug-free alternative with only ...

ECT can seem like something out of science fiction, but it actually has decades of studies to show how effective it can be in reducing depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common mental ...