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Study author notes mom’s mental health has an impact on the child’s well beingThis is a sample of one of the supportive texts messages sent to study participants. Credit: Matthew Broom, M.

A wristband that records motion throughout a 24-hour cycle may be an inexpensive, safe way to determine which patients with major depressive disorder will respond best to commonly prescribed drugs…

For chronically ill patients with major depression, an approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that incorporates patients’ religious beliefs is at least as effective as conventional CBT…

Peer-to-peer application outperforms conventional self-help technique for easing depression, anxietyResearchers at MIT and Northwestern University have developed a new peer-to-peer networking…

Different forms of dialectical behavior therapy – or DBT – equally reduce suicide attempts, self-injuries and suicidal thoughts, according to a new study.

A new study from Oregon State University suggests there is a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and depression in otherwise healthy young women.

A new study in the journal Cognition and Emotion illustrates the link between reduced working memory capacity and dysphoria, a significant and prolonged depressed mood related to clinical…

Time perception is highly subjective and usually depends on the relevant situation so that, for instance, your sense of how fast or slow time is passing can be influenced by whether you are waiting…

A medical center’s analysis of treatment records found severely depressed patients were less likely to suffer a cardiovascular event if they were receiving antidepressants.

A medical center’s analysis of treatment records found severely depressed patients were less likely to suffer a cardiovascular event if they were receiving antidepressants.