Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder.

Consumption of soft drinks may be linked to a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), along with more severe symptoms, ...

Depression is a serious disorder that disrupts daily life through lethargy, sleep disturbance, and social withdrawal, and ...

An estimated 21 million Americans suffer from clinical depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Most recently, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she has checked herself ...

A new brain imaging study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the Renaissance School ...

As someone who has lived with depression all my life, I’ve experienced a form of discrimination that makes it hard for me to get good medical care. Clinically, it’s called diagnostic overshadowing - ...

A large new study finds the likelihood of having dementia persists whether depression is identified in early, middle, or late life. Adults diagnosed with depression at any age are more than twice as ...

Scientists discover chronic stress disrupts brain sugar molecules, causing depression through mechanisms current ...

“One in two patients with fibromyalgia suffers from depression or anxiety. Depression and anxiety not only exacerbate the ...

A new study suggests that a well-formulated ketogenic diet, followed for at least 10 weeks, is associated with a significant reduction in depression symptoms among a small group of college students.

Soft drink consumption is linked to a higher risk for depression and greater symptom severity, potentially by altering the ...