Depression doesn’t have a uniform presentation, but teenage depression assessments can help differentiate between typical adolescent “growing pains” and serious mental health challenges. It’s ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

Everyone feels depressed from time to time. But not everyone has depression. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition that can cause severe ...

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10 to 20 percent of birthing parents globally with debilitating effects, including depression, severe mood swings, withdrawal from family and friends, and an ...

Symptoms of depression in middle age could point towards the likelihood of dementia later in life, a new study shows, which ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment. New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia ...

People with vitamin D deficiency are at greater risk of becoming depressed, and those with depression are more likely to be ...

Key TakeawaysA recent study linked certain symptoms of depression, especially loss of confidence, difficulty coping, and poor concentration, to a higher risk of developing dementia later in life.The ...