The arrival of COVID-19 brought a rise in mental health concerns and most Americans say the country faces a crisis. Older adults haven't been exempt from the mental toll of the pandemic, which has ...

According to three 2022 comprehensive research reviews, there is no scientific evidence for what we have long been told by psychiatry—and the mainstream media—about the neurobiology of depression.

Increasing rates of mental health conditions: The study found that the rate of children with mental health conditions has continued to increase before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

When you suffer from depression, it can feel like your own brain has betrayed you. That feeling may explain why the theory that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain is so widely ...

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve ...

Depression and anxiety levels in the UK "jumped markedly" as a consequence of restrictions and isolation during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, according to researchers from the University of ...

People with vitamin D deficiency are at greater risk of becoming depressed, and those with depression are more likely to be ...

A national panel of health experts says all kids ages 8 years and older should be screened for anxiety. They also recommend that kids 12 and older continue to be screened for depression. The draft ...

“It’s here again, apparently – the bleakest day of the year,” writes Sian Bradley at The Independent. But surely with the pandemic ongoing, “the last thing we need is scaremongering about a Monday so ...

Psilocybin, the active hallucinogen found in psychedelic mushrooms — also known as “magic mushrooms” — can effectively alleviate a severe bout of depression when administered in a single dose and ...

Objective To estimate the efficacy of exercise on depressive symptoms compared with non-active control groups and to determine the moderating effects of exercise on depression and the presence of ...

Seasonal depression is a mood disorder with a pattern. People typically associate it with winter, when colder months and shorter days leave people feeling sluggish, agitated and even hopeless. But ...