Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Key Takeaways Be a patient listener and let your loved one share their feelings ...

Professionals say the holidays can take a toll on people's mental health for a multitude of reasons. But, it's important to ...

What do you want to do when you sense that someone you love is depressed? Help them, sure. But how? Knowing the right thing to do or say can be really hard, especially if youve never dealt with ...

Depression is a common but serious mental health condition that affects how a person feels, thinks, and functions in everyday life. It’s more than just feeling sad or going through a tough time.

Some artificial intelligence chatbots show promise at helping people with depression improve their symptoms. Other AI bots may give bad advice that doesn't help or leads to harm. So how do you tell ...

Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...

A new analysis shows that anti-inflammatory medications may help reduce symptoms for a subset of people with depression who ...

A new assessment of studies on more than 60 supplements claiming to help depression symptoms finds that only 4 have ‘substantive’ evidence of benefits. A new scientific review examined the body of ...

Does Magnesium Help With Depression? If you feel sad, tired, and cranky, your doctor may suggest magnesium for depression. "We think of magnesium as just a trace mineral, but it's involved in hundreds ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife was diagnosed with depression, and she has tried many medications such as risperidone, lamotrigine, amitriptyline, Depakote and others. The longest time a combination worked ...