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Forgiveness is a complex process, one often fraught with difficulty and angst.

Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders. Over the last few years, molecular brain imaging using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) has helped us to identify…

But crucially having depressed friends does not make you more likely to become depressed yourself.

X-ray laser experiment could help in designing new drugs for brain disordersScientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells.

Most patients are likely to be excluded from participating in treatment studiesMark Zimmerman, M.D.

Combinatorial approach improves medication adherence and reduces polypharmacy in patients treated with antidepressants and antipsychoticsA new study published in Current Medical Research and…

Some depressed patients may be hoping for answers from their therapists, but a new study suggests questions may be the key.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for a number of severe mental illnesses in which electric currents are passed through the brain to trigger a brief seizure.

Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain tissue of depressed females.

New analysis in Biological Psychiatry on the neural processes behind depressive ruminationDepressed people often find themselves preoccupied with guilty, shameful, or self-defeating thoughts for…