Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

Research suggests music therapy may help improve depression symptoms when used alongside medication and psychotherapy. It works by increasing blood flow and activating neurons in brain areas tied to ...

If you have depression, you probably know that exercise can do a lot of good for your symptoms. Plenty of research shows that exercise can boost mood and ease depression. But many find that their ...

Depression doesn’t just affect the person living with it — it can ripple through every part of a romantic relationship as well. It’s natural to want to help, but it can be hard to know exactly how to ...

Depression treatment often takes weeks to months to show full effects, so recognizing when adjustments are needed means noting persistent symptoms that disrupt daily life despite adequate time on ...

For many people, depression does not feel like dramatic despair. It feels like heaviness; like waking up already exhausted by a day that hasn't yet begun. “And depression doesn’t just affect mood, it ...

Ah, seasonal depression — or as some of us know it, the winter blues. It’s that unwelcome guest who crashes in right around the time we’re getting cozy with our scarves and pumpkin spice lattes. But ...

Dealing with mental health conditions like depression can be challenging. Some people struggle to find the right treatment or combination of treatments for their condition. In major depression ...

Sarah Tonkin, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, is leading a study to discover how having depression ...

When we think about where psychological disorders come from, we often hear about genetic evolution. This usually leads to explanations that focus on inherited biological factors. But for many human ...

One of the strangest things about depression is that what one believes about its nature and causes can help—or hinder—healing. Depression is different from, say, hypothyroidism. It doesn’t matter ...