Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not ...

Researchers identify the hippocampus and microglia as the "tipping point" that determines if chronic pain leads to depression or resilience.

For people antidepressants can’t help, ketamine changes the brain in ways we can now see In A Nutshell For the first time, researchers used a specialized brain scan to watch how ketamine alters a key ...

Researchers have discovered a surprising change in how cells produce energy in people with depression. Brain and blood cells in young adults with major depressive disorder produced more energy ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

Depression-related fatigue is caused by cellular "overworking" at rest and a failure to produce energy under stress.

A study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression produced energy at rest but had trouble increasing production when needed -- ...

Additionally, some patients report distressing withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop, such as insomnia, anxiety, and ...

A neuroimaging study in Italy found that patients with bipolar disorder reporting more adverse childhood experiences tended ...

A surprising energy imbalance in the brain and blood cells may offer a new way to detect and treat depression earlier.

Brain implants that deliver electric pulses can ease depression in people who aren't responding to psychiatric drugs, a new study says. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Brain implants that deliver ...

How brain changes, hormonal shifts, genetics, and environmental factors contribute to postpartum depression and influence maternal mental health.