For decades, treating major depression has involved a frustrating cycle of trial and error, with patients cycling through medications and therapies while clinicians rely on symptoms and intuition more ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — A new study has shed some light on postpartum depression and how it affects the brains of women. Medical Professional, Dr. David Geier joined "Good Morning Charleston" ...

Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by a recurrent or persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that were previously deemed pleasurable, sometimes accompanied by changes ...

It's widely recognized that psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety disorders are based in the brain. Scientists have even started to discover which brain areas are involved in different ...

One day, doctors may have a new tool to advise patients on how to fight depression: a brain scan. Research now suggests that certain patterns of brain activity provide clues to whether medication or ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists studying people with depression say brain scans could be used to predict who is most likely to relapse, an approach that could help doctors make better decisions about ...