Depression, sometimes called major depressive disorder, can hurt your ability to think through even simple daily tasks. Doctors call this decline in thinking skills "cognitive impairment." Cognitive ...

CBT has long been considered a gold-standard treatment for depression—but does it still hold up? A new review of over 60 recent trials suggests its effects remain strong.

Tens of millions of people with depression aren't properly diagnosed. Stanford researchers show that brain imaging could revolutionize treatment. Researchers at Stanford recently described six ...

Used for the treatment of depression that does not respond to standard antidepressant medications, the anesthesia drug ketamine – and the related drug esketamine, recently approved for depression ...

Depression is a complex condition correlated with multiple differences in brain function and mechanisms. A new paper spanning known data about the neurotransmitter GABA and its principal receptors ...

The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Welcome to ...

Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by a recurrent or persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that were previously deemed pleasurable, sometimes accompanied by changes ...

In older adults, chronic insomnia is associated with cognitive decline and an increased risk for cognitive impairment.