The Latest Breaking News from Depression

A groundbreaking study reveals new clues about why standard antidepressants fail for many Australians, prompting the need for more personalised treatments.

Social worker Jackie Parra intervenes at L.A.’s busiest animal shelter to help people in crisis keep their pets and housing.

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of his life in hospital. Virginia Woolf lived with bipolar disorder, eventually taking her own life as she felt another deep depression beginning.

Imagine living in a country where talking openly about depression or anxiety can cost you your job, your reputation, or even your freedom. That is still the reality in Ghana, where mental illness is often explained in spiritual terms, and seeking help can mean being taken to a prayer camp…

Understanding the link between sleep deprivation and mood disorders, how insomnia can lead to depression and anxiety, and strategies to protect mental well‑being.

Depression and fatigue often feel identical, but key emotional, physical, and neurological differences explain why treatment and recovery paths diverge.

Explore the psychology of loneliness, how emotional isolation affects the brain and body, and why its hidden mental health symptoms can deeply impact overall well-being.

Exercise can, in many cases, reduce depressive symptoms as effectively as standard treatments, according to a new evidence review.

Brisk walking is one of the exercises proven to help tackle depression, according to a new review