Major depressive disorder is another name for depression. It can cause a persistent low mood, sleep disturbances, difficulty focusing, a loss of motivation, and other symptoms. A person with major ...

Mental health advocates have made great strides in removing the stigma around mental illness and building awareness around the signs and symptoms of major mental health disorders and effective, ...

Researchers found that 8.3% of US adults had at least one major depressive episode. In adolescents, the rate was 20.1%, with 29.2% of female adolescents reporting a major depressive episode. Major ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that affects more than 246 million people worldwide, yet scientists have struggled to identify consistent brain markers that could improve ...

Rates of depression notably spiked during the pandemic. But even though life has largely returned to normal, we’re still in a mental health crisis. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared an ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that affects more than 246 million people worldwide, yet ...

As the conversation around mental health disorders like depression becomes increasingly normalized, it can also blur the lines between situational feelings of stress, anxiety, and dejection and ...

In older adults with asthma, major depressive disorder was linked to poorer control and quality of life, partly via negative ...

Patients with asthma and major depressive disorder had more negative beliefs about their asthma, worse treatment adherence ...

Patients with depressive symptoms and asthma had elevated levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in association ...