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

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 ...

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

I spent almost a decade at the National Institutes of Health searching for ways to predict which depression treatments may be most effective for different people. Today, I manage Washington ...

There is a wide array of psychotherapies, mind-body practices, and medications avaiable to treat depression. So why are people still suffering?

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

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.

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) occurs when major depressive disorder (MDD ... Stigma and false information about ECT are often spread, but ECT is considered safe and is reported to be the most ...

Prompt recognition and effective treatment of depression are of critical importance for improving the cancer patient's quality of life. Despite the efficacy of antidepressant medications ...