Mozambique's meteorological service says the second tropical depression to hit the southern part of the country in two weeks has destroyed thousands of homes…….click here to continue reading

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills. Some earlier reports had suggested that antidepressants generally only improve mood in people with severe depression. But that might be because those studies weren't precise ………click here to continue reading

Researchers Scanned Brains and Found Depressed Women Saddened By Photos of Mom……click here to continue reading

Should the definition of depression be expanded to include grieving for a loved one?……click here to continue reading

Should the definition of depression be expanded to include grieving for a loved one?……click here to continue reading

A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says…….click here to continue reading

TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Psychedelic mushrooms may point to new ways to treat depression, suggest two small brain imaging studies that seem to show how psilocybin — the active ingredient in such mushrooms — affects the brain…….click here to continue reading

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The antidepressant Prozac selectively targets the chemical serotonin. When the drug was introduced in the 1980s, it helped solidify the idea in many minds that depression was the result of a chemical imbalance. But the real story is far more complicated…….click here to continue reading

The global economy faces a depression-era collapse in demand if Europe doesn't quickly act to dramatically boost the size of its debt-crisis firewall, implement pro-growth policies and further integrate the euro zone, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Monday…….click here to continue reading