Earlier identification is also of interest due to the possibility that earlier intervention may be more effective with more ...

An experimental psychedelic therapy from the U.K. company Beckley Psytech significantly reduced symptoms of ...

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows that ketamine treatment for severe, treatment-resistant depression is significantly ...

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) lowered the risk of death by suicide 34% among patients with severe depression, according to findings published June 13 in the journal Neuroscience Applied. Depression ...

A single dose of psilocybin coupled with “talk therapy” can significantly reduce depression in people with cancer for up to ...

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation was safe and effective in treating adolescents and young adults with major depressive ...

Unlike electro-convulsive therapy, patients don't need sedation and/or anesthesia while undergoing the procedure. It also does not produce the minor memory loss that can come with the shock treatment.

Esketamine, a form of ketamine taken as a nasal spray, has been approved for the treatment for moderate to severe ...

Depression is everywhere these days, but mental health professionals are not. Some alternative treatments that could help are ...

Ketamine has been making headlines for years, from the death of actor Matthew Perry to Elon Musk's reported microdosing, to its portrayal in Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." ...

Older people with anxiety disorders have better recovery outcomes using psychological therapy than if they take medications, ...