Depression is one of the most common and disabling mental health conditions in the world, affecting over 10% of people ...

nonhallucinogenic therapeutics for depression and related conditions. Previous studies had shown that psychedelics promote spinogenesis—the development of new dendrites in neurons—allowing them to ...

Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. New research led by researchers ...

New research suggests that immune system activity may play a role in the development of several major mental health ...

A recent study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has examined the similarities and differences between three common mental disorders: ...

Researchers noted significantly lower levels of omega-3s in the red blood cell membranes of patients with depression. Then in the May 1999 Archives of General Psychiatry, Andrew Stoll, MD ...

Boosting the recycling process known as autophagy — impaired in the brain during prolonged stress — has the potential to restore normal neuronal activity and treat depression. Yang and ...

A new study has linked anxiety, severe depression, suicide attempts, and suicide with growing use of smartphones and other devices. The best way to counter this, experts say, is to work on your ...