Depression is one of the most widespread health conditions in the world. According to the World Health Organization, it affects more than 280 million people globally, cutting across age, gender, and ...

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The introduction of zuranolone by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2023 marked a pivotal moment in the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). Distinct from the mild and brief “baby ...

A new pill that slowly releases ketamine could treat people with severe depression without giving them the psychedelic side effects of the often-misused drug, early trial results suggested on Monday.

After an MDMA therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder dramatically failed to impress Food and Drug Administration advisers earlier this month, researchers are moving forward with another ...

Definium Therapeutics said a single dose of its LSD-based experimental pill ​significantly reduced symptoms of major depression in patients in a late-stage ‌trial, sending its shares soaring 55% to a ...

What people refer to as the blues is usually depression. Depression, or the blues, is an unpleasant emotional state characterized by what therapists refer to as "the negative cognitive triad." That's ...

As I have been documenting in my past three blogs, there is a “crisis” emerging regarding the mental health of college students, and probably in society at large. Although there are likely many ...