Brain imaging study pinpoints neurotransmitter that may be responsible for yoga’s mood-boosting effect
A recent study found tentative evidence to suggest that yoga exerts its mood-boosting effect by increasing GABA activity among individuals...
Ketamine may ease depression by restoring the brain’s sensitivity to prediction error, study suggests
New research suggests that electrophysiological brain signals associated with neural plasticity could help explain the rapid, antidepressant effects of the...
A single exercise session can boost emotional reactivity to positive content among those with depressive symptoms
A recent study suggests that deficits in emotional reactivity, a core characteristic of depression, can be improved with a single...
A positive relationship between parents can protect children from the negative effects of paternal depression
A new study has established a link between paternal depression and young children’s future internalizing problems. Interestingly, the researchers found...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces activation in brain regions related to self-blame in patients in remission from depression
New research suggests mindfulness-based cognitive therapy protects remitted depressed patients from relapse by reducing tendencies toward self-blame. The findings were...
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy produces large, rapid, and sustained antidepressant effects
Combining the psychedelic drug psilocybin with supportive psychotherapy results in substantial rapid and enduring antidepressant effects among patients with major...
Depressed individuals exhibit blunted attentional processing of both positive and negative emotional stimuli, study finds
Depressed individuals do not display an information-processing bias towards negative emotional stimuli, according to new research published in the European...
Pornography use is linked to depression and anxiety — primarily among those who morally disapprove of it
A study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy suggests that the use of pornography by those in...
Psychedelic brew ayahuasca produces therapeutic benefits lasting up to six months, study finds
A study published in Scientific Reports found that first-time users of psychoactive brew ayahuasca showed decreases in psychopathology and depression...
Psychedelic drugs reduce depressive symptoms by helping individuals accept their emotions, study suggests
New research provides preliminary evidence that psychedelic drugs can improve mental health by making individuals more accepting of distressing experiences....
New research raises questions about the link between cannabis use and depression among adolescents
New research published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence has found a complicated and counterintuitive relationship between cannabis use among adolescents...
Food insecurity is contributing to depressive symptomatology amid America’s coronavirus crisis
New research indicates there were elevated levels of fear and food insecurity during the early stages of the novel coronavirus...
Children who blame themselves for their mother’s sad mood are at higher risk of internalizing symptoms
A new study provides evidence that self-blame plays an important role in the link between a mother's depressive symptoms and...
Big data study indicates that America did not get more depressed because of Trump
New research suggests that the election of Donald Trump in 2016 was not associated with a subsequent large-scale increase in...
Teacher involvement reduces depressive symptoms in elementary school students, according to new research
Teacher involvement was found to be an important protective factor against depression in elementary school students in a new study...