People with a high family risk for depression had less brain matter on the right side, similar to that seen with Alzheimer's disease, according to U.S. researchers. The researchers found with ... Read More

Eli Lilly has received FDA approval for a combo pill called Symbyax to be used for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression. Symbyax, which combines the ingredients of the antipsychotic Zyprexa (olanzapine) ... Read More

Forest Laboratories, maker of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), announced on March 20, 2009 that the FDA had approved the drug for the acute and maintenance treatment ... Read More

If you find yourself falling into a slump during the winter months, but feel much better when spring arrives, you may have what is known as seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective ... Read More

Forty-six years after "The Bell Jar" author Sylvia Plath committed suicide by gassing herself while he slept in another room, her son, Nicholas Hughes has also chosen to take his ... Read More

Are you an exceptionally creative person? Many famous artists, composers and other highly creative people have also had mood disorders. This has led some to speculate that there is ... Read More

Pregnant women with untreated major depression, as well as those taking certain antidepressants, had rates of premature birth greater than 20%, according to a new study published in the March ... Read More

Worries about the economy will hit men harder than women, say British researchers, due to the fact that job insecurity affects a man's self-image and sense of masculinity. A study by ... Read More

A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to research presented by Washington University ... Read More

Typically studies point to the fact that women will experience depression twice as often as men. Does this statistic hold true for visitors to this site? What's your ... Read More

Have you been through numerous drug trials without getting relief from your depression? Do antidepressants only work for a short while before "pooping out"? Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) can ... Read More

According to a new poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, almost a third of Americans are finding themselves tossing and turning at night because of worries about the country's ... Read More

A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that there is a clear link between alcohol abuse and risk of major depression. Researcher David Fergusson of the ... Read More

If someone you love has clinical depression, there is a strong risk that they will at some point think about suicide. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, about ... Read More