One of the key features of depression is the lack of motivation to do things that you know you should really do. For example, you may think that you don't have the motivation to exercise, or spend ...

Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Something changed when Sasha W. noticed the hot pink running shoes sitting in the corner of her bedroom. She was 27 at the time and struggling with the worst depressive valley of her life. As she lay ...

Exercise’s positive effect on depression is well-known, but not how it produces its anti-depressant effects. After reviewing a broad range of studies into how depression and physical activity affect ...

A study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression ...

Depression can make getting out of bed in the morning difficult and powering through a work day feel near-impossible. <a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health ...

New research shows that individuals who have recovered from depression are generally less willing to exert effort to pursue potential rewards compared to those who have never experienced depression, ...

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Depression-related fatigue is caused by cellular "overworking" at rest and a failure to produce energy under stress.

A futuristic fix for depression is here — and it doesn’t involve prescription drugs or a shrink. The first-of-its-kind solution from GrayMatters Health uses something called “self-neuromodulation” to ...

Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, ...