Introduction Mental health is an urgent public health issue with social and economic relevance. Business families play a key ...

For millions of people living with depression, finding an effective treatment can feel like a long and uncertain journey.

Growing up in a society with a wide gap between the rich and the poor is linked to higher rates of depressive symptoms later ...

Introduction Depression is a major global health challenge, with onset commonly occurring in youth. There is an urgent need to better understand the epidemiology of depression to facilitate better ...

The brain is the body’s most energy-intensive organ. Despite making up just 2 percent of the body’s mass, it consumes about 20 percent of its energy. Typically, the brain is mostly fueled by glucose ...

Kathleen Daly, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in women's and transgender mental health based in Boulder, Colorado. Depression can lead to physical symptoms like headaches, chronic ...

Adults with depression or anxiety took fewer mental health sick days and required fewer psychiatric hospitalizations after starting a GLP-1, a new study found. GLP-1s may boost emotional health in ...

A landmark paper published in Lancet Psychiatry—the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of mental health conditions—found no evidence that medicinal cannabis ...

LAS VEGAS -- A group prenatal care program that was informed by members of the community diminished postpartum depression among pregnant people, the EleVATE randomized controlled trial showed. Moms ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

A review of studies on fecal transplants alleviating symptoms of depression has found the treatment works best when the packages of helpful microbes are delivered straight to our gut through our butts ...

Summary: A new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in the skull and collect in the brain’s protective membranes, where they contribute to ...