Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue.

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects.

For the twenty-one million American adults experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD) annually, this FDA-cleared treatment ...

The wish to die is usually transient, or at least time-limited and reversible. Having a support system with an explicit plan ...

Among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., eight have laws allowing adolescents to independently consent to mental health treatment with no restrictions, 23 allow adolescents to independently consent ...

As the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and ...

While many people feel down in months when there's less sunlight, the winter blues is a common mood shift, while SAD is a ...

Theta burst stimulation (TBS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known for modifying human behavior and treating ...

The drug has shown strong results in phase 3 clinical trials, which are the basis for the new application to the FDA.

Schizophrenia, which is characterized by positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), negative symptoms ...

A new study found that brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention—when delivered remotely via video telehealth ...

Depression is a common mental disorder. Some 300 million people in the world have it, or an estimated 3.8% of the population, ...