Depression is commonly referred to as the "common cold" of psychiatry due to its high prevalence and widespread economic burden. It is estimated that 10 percent or more of patients in primary care ...

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

Are you asking yourself, "Am I depressed?" Have you been poking around the internet because you have been feeling so sad but you don't know why? You may be dealing with reactive depression. What is ...

Ian Hickie is the co-director of Health and Policy at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, which operates early-intervention youth services at Camperdown under contract to Headspace; ...

Depression affects millions of Americans. Many of them know it; many others don’t. In an effort to reveal — and treat — hidden depression, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has ...

Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in "magic mushrooms," rapidly improves symptoms and produces remission in as little as two sessions for patients with major depression, new research suggests.

Gordon Parker receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. The term and even diagnosis of “depression” can have different meanings and consequences. Depression can be a ...

Depression is commonly referred to as the "common cold" of psychiatry due to its high prevalence and widespread economic burden. It is estimated that 10 percent or more of patients in primary care ...