Physical activity has long been promoted as a treatment option for anxiety and depression, largely because it helps release ...

Rates of diagnosis for depression fell by 27.7% after the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with pre-pandemic rates, according to data published in the British Medical Journal. But rates of diagnosis for ...

Screening for perinatal depression is a clinical approach to identifying women in need of mental health diagnoses, referral, and treatment. Many states mandate screening for perinatal depression, but ...

Co-authored by Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., and Charles Zorumski, M.D. Children as young as 3 years old can experience clinically serious depression, which can increase the risk for significant ...

People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

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