Treatment for depression isn't just about all the old antidepressants you've already heard of. The new generation of drugs may work faster, and nondrug treatments also are effective.

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) occurs when major depressive disorder (MDD) ...

Changes in diet. Problems sleeping. While symptoms of depression can be similar for different patients, successful treatment is often a unique path for each individual. Patrice Harris, MD Because ...

Even in the most severe cases, depression is highly treatable. The condition is often cyclical, and early treatment may prevent or forestall recurrent episodes. Many studies show that the most ...

Q: My mood isn’t great, I am tired all the time, and I just want to be left alone. I’m not ever in the mood for sex either.

A remote clinical trial involving more than 150 people has shown that an experimental treatment for depression — which uses a swimming-cap-like device to gently stimulate the brain — can be ...

Computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy (CCBT) and mobile mental health applications warrant continued development and ...

The stakes are high for psilocybin clinical trials — there’s a pressing need for a more effective medical solution in the fight against depression, especially treatment-resistant depression.

Should standard treatment methods fail to improve a patient's depression, doctors move on to a clearly specified step-by-stap plan - and even look beyond it - until improvement is achieved.

In women, depression may cause problems with desire or the ability to achieve orgasm, which would require a personalized treatment plan as well. Since conditions that affect physical health ...

NARRATION: (DEANNA BENJAMIN-COLE LOOKING OUT HOSPITAL WINDOW) But what about the one million patients who suffer from what is known as treatment-resistant or refractory depression for whom nothing ...

At-home brain stimulation therapy can safely and effectively treat severe to moderate depression, a new clinical trial shows. Rates of treatment response and depression remission were three times ...