Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

The brains of people with recurrent depression have a significantly smaller hippocampus - the part of the brain most associated with forming new memories - than healthy individuals, a new global study ...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative non-drug treatment for people who do not wish to continue long-term antidepressant treatment, suggests new research published in ...

Depression can feel like the demands of the outside world cost you more than the resources you gain each day. You spend energy and time working, using cognitive resources to have conversations, or ...

New research in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging shows that the brain of individuals who have recovered from depression retains a heightened sensitivity to negative cues, ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...

Researchers have found that even after recovery, individuals who previously experienced depression may retain a heightened sensitivity to negative cues and face challenges in regulating responses to ...