Depression is a common mental illness that can impact all aspects of life. It can cause difficulties in school, work, ...

A first-of-its-kind blood test that uses biomarkers to distinguish bipolar disorder from depression could slash the time it ...

As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and ...

SAD, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is a type of major depressive disorder that ...

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As daylight saving time ends, a psychiatric expert shares how to cope with the decrease in sunlight and the changes on the ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can ...

Many people get the “winter blues,” a mild sadness as the days get colder and shorter. But some people experience clinical ...

While you may relish that extra hour of Sunday morning snooze, this abrupt clock shift still marks the start of an unhappy season for many people. Especially in northern climes, seasonal affective ...

David Walt, the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering at HMS and professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is operating at a microscopic level, observing cell abnormalities ...

A headset worn at home that zaps the brain with the energy of a 9-volt battery could help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study shows. The study, which was published last week in the journal ...