The correlation between serotonin and depression is highly debated and is relevant for diagnosis, treatment, and drug development. To better study this area, a Chinese team has now developed a ...

In a report scheduled for publication in the June 2023 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers explore the association between the gut microbiome and the efficacy of selective ...

Media stories, social media posts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have asserted that selective ...

An existing constipation drug may have an unexpected new use: helping clear the "brain fog" that often lingers after ...

Almost as soon as it was floated in 1965 by Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Schildkraut, the serotonin hypothesis of depression—reduced and simplified by pharma marketing to the “chemical imbalance” ...

Reasons Behind Depression: Gut problems can increase the risk of depression and anxiety by affecting gut microbiota and ...

The simple act of observing others cope with a traumatic experience can increase our capacity for resilience and prevent the pathological states that can result from it, notably depression.

In 1993, I published “Listening to Prozac,” a book that grew out of my clinical experience prescribing what was then a new class of medications, ones thought to moderate depression through their ...

Several studies, including a recent review article published in the European Journal of Pharmacology, suggest that serotonin ...

Hormonal imbalances can play a key role in anxiety and poor sleep. By understanding how the endocrine system affects mood and ...

Not only can experiencing chronic pain affect your mood, experiencing depression can also raise your chances of living with chronic pain. When you think of chronic pain and depression, you probably ...

Menopause and Depression: What’s the Link? Hormonal changes during your menstrual cycle can be linked to an increased risk for depression. That includes the hormone fluctuations of perimenopause, ...