Physicians throughout history thought postpartum depression could be resolved by rebalancing a woman’s bile or through punitive “rest cures.” Physicians have recorded symptoms of postpartum depression ...

Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression. What caused The Great Depression? How bad as The Great Depression? What did ...

Off-label ketamine is being increasingly used in clinical practice for treatment-resistant depression. Serial infusions of ketamine were no better than midazolam infusions for hospitalized patients ...

Everyone feels down sometimes. Bad weeks happen — disappointments pile up, energy drops, and life feels harder than usual. But when does normal sad or down feelings become clinical depression? The ...

Fitzpatrick is a behavioral health care quality manager at Epic Systems. Engel, M.D., Ph.D., is a recent graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year psychiatry resident at Stanford. Boyd, M.D.

Many chronic health conditions can be difficult or impossible to recognize just by looking at a person or by checking for one specific symptom. Depression, for example, does not only present as ...

Mental illness appears to be increasing across Britain with almost one in five adults now depressed. The Office for National Statistics questioned a representative sample of 4,600 people aged over 16 ...

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In a few weeks, Massachusetts voters will decide on five ballot questions in the 2024 election. Here is what you need to know about Question 4, regarding the legalization of natural psychedelics.

1. Is depression a mental illness? Yes, clinical depression is a serious, but treatable, mental illness. It is a medical condition, not a personal weakness. It is also very common. Major depression is ...

Everybody knows about the emotional symptoms of depression. But depression doesn't just affect your mood. Not only can it make you feel alone or hopeless, it can also affect sleep, appetite, and ...