depression

A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease a person's anxiety for months. This could give legitimacy to research on a range of psychedelics.

The symptoms can include nerve pain, emotional numbness and sexual dysfunction and can last for years after stopping the drugs. Patients are pushing for recognition and more research.

A new study conducted by UT Health San Antonio showed that sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worsening cognitive performance, most especially for those with depression.

In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.

Six techniques to energize you when you feel sluggish and relax you when you feel stressed. Feel the transformation in 15 minutes or less.

Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good.

Are pets — and specifically dogs — in the middle of a mental health crisis?

Anecdotally, people are crankier and more anxious during this summer's extreme heat. A licensed professional counselor explains how the heat can affect mental as well as physical health and what people can do about it.

The report addresses food insecurity and lapses in child care while providing recommendations to school districts and state lawmakers.

An evaluation of years of research into whether low serotonin in the brain causes depression has concluded that it doesn’t. What does that mean for the millions of Americans who take antidepressants that increase serotonin?