Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people with depression in a series of small clinical trials, with symptoms easing within hours of inhaling it ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A new study suggests that exercise ...

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In a first, this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation device designed to treat depression at home. The approval of the first such device for home depression ...

While ‘Blue Monday’ is mostly dismissed as pseudoscience and not credible, mental health experts use the third Monday in January to raise awareness about “winter blues” that can bring depression. Blue ...

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few treatment attempts, but up to one‐third of patients have treatment‐resistant ...

A new study has demonstrated the impact resistance exercise training can have in the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms. A new study by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland and ...