Given that many readers found my claims about the nature of depression controversial (here and here), I thought I would share a somewhat longer articulation of my approach to conceptualizing ...

Scientists have uncovered a biological “blueprint” that shows how the brain’s smallest building blocks create the large networks that drive thought, emotion, and behavior.

The link between diet and depression is a critical area of research. It could lead to finding effective strategies to treat depression. A study found that mice who consumed a high-salt diet developed ...

Scientists discovered that lowered brain energy signaling in the hippocampus can lead to both depression- and anxiety-like ...

I’ve battled severe depression for as long as I can remember, all the way back to the allegedly sunny days of my childhood. Thanks to meds and therapy and supportive friends and a host of other ...

A new study suggests that a single molecular deficiency in the brain’s energy signaling system may be a common cause for both depression and anxiety. A groundbreaking study conducted ...

As daylight hours shrink, millions of people may battle with a form of depression that arrives when seasons change.

Why are we sending teens into daily life unprepared to cope with stress, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Alysha ...