Depression, Mental Health and Science, Psychology

In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach (2018)

Depression is the most common mental health condition. What do we know about its symptoms, severity and how these are measured? (2021)

"All of us will experience grief and sadness—whether due to heartbreak, bereavement, or some other loss—over the course of our professional lives. ... (2017)

Introduction One argument for prioritizing treatment of mental illness is that the secondary effects (such as higher productivity and improved heal... (2017)

New research links elevated responses to unfairness to later appearance of depression markers... People with depression commonly demonstrate increa... (2017)

The Guardian, 2017: "As a new report reveals the mental health benefits of just an hour’s physical activity a week, it seems there is nothing a wor... (2017)

A new study raises the possibility that the trauma of war can be inherited. (2017)

I had a tough time in high school. Like many other young adolescents, I saw myself as fundamentally flawed, and felt a searing isolation.… ... (2018)

Researchers will track and target neurons in real time to improve existing brain stimulation therapies. (2018)

Long-term use of the medications is surging in the United States, according to an analysis by The Times. One reason: withdrawal symptoms that make ... (2018)

Why you shouldn’t feel bad about feeling sad, or how experiencing negative feelings can promote psychological wellbeing (2018)

What does it mean when viral products exist to calm us down? (2018)

Decades of early research on the genetics of depression were built on nonexistent foundations. How did that happen? "Over two decades, this one ... (2019)

The long read: A surge in anxiety and stress is sweeping UK campuses. What is troubling students, and is it the universities’ job to fix it? "Br... (2019)

As we all know, unless you can afford a medical concierge and the most expensive insurance and facilities, the for-profit, private-insurance-based ... (2020)

Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to s... (2019)

Rachel Aviv on what happens when it’s time for patients to stop taking antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs. (2019)

Matthew Salesses considers the impact of his wife's passing, and other factors, on his experience as a human passing through the fourth dimension. (2019)

How the warm rays of hope and healing enter the dark inner chamber of leaden loneliness through the unexpected cracks of kindness. (2020)

“For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with... (2014)

Disappointment and uncertainty are inevitable. But we don’t have to turn them into suffering. A lot of people are feeling this way as the quaran... (2020)