Depression

New research provides evidence of a link between time perception and suicide. The study, published in European Neuropsychopharmacology, found that many patients who recently attempted suicide had an altered sense of time, which may have exacerbated their distress. (If you...

A new study offers insight into the emergence of negative self-cognitions and depression in young teens. The findings, published in PLOS One, suggest that the relationship between self-esteem and depression is reciprocal, with each contributing to the other. Cognitive theory,...

The antidepressant effects of the psychedelic brew known as ayahuasca appear to be related to anti-inflammatory activity, according to new research from scientists in Brazil. Their findings, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, provide new insights into the biological mechanisms...

A study published in Cognition and Emotion suggests that autobiographical memory serves a self-enhancement purpose, whereby events that reinforce positive self-images are remembered with more detail and perceived as more central to one’s personal story. The researchers further found that...

A recent study found tentative evidence to suggest that yoga exerts its mood-boosting effect by increasing GABA activity among individuals with depression. The study, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, further suggests that yoga’s beneficial effects on...

New research suggests that electrophysiological brain signals associated with neural plasticity could help explain the rapid, antidepressant effects of the drug ketamine. The findings, European Neuropsychopharmacology, indicate that ketamine could reverse insensitivity to prediction error in depression. In other words,...

A recent study suggests that deficits in emotional reactivity, a core characteristic of depression, can be improved with a single bout of moderate-intensity physical exercise. The study was published in Mental Health and Physical Activity. While rates of depression are...

A new study has established a link between paternal depression and young children’s future internalizing problems. Interestingly, the researchers found that a positive relationship between parents completely eliminated this association. The findings were published in the Journal of Abnormal Child...

New research suggests mindfulness-based cognitive therapy protects remitted depressed patients from relapse by reducing tendencies toward self-blame. The findings were published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. Major depressive disorder is a common mental health issue with a relatively high relapse rate....

Combining the psychedelic drug psilocybin with supportive psychotherapy results in substantial rapid and enduring antidepressant effects among patients with major depressive disorder, according to a new randomized clinical trial. The findings have been published in JAMA Psychiatry. The new study...

Depressed individuals do not display an information-processing bias towards negative emotional stimuli, according to new research published in the European Journal of Neuroscience. Instead, they appear to have blunted attention to both positive and negative emotional stimuli compared to neutral...

A study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy suggests that the use of pornography by those in monogamous relationships is not necessarily associated with negative consequences. It seems that the negative consequences of pornography use depend on...

A study published in Scientific Reports found that first-time users of psychoactive brew ayahuasca showed decreases in psychopathology and depression one month and six months later. Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic beverage traditionally used by Amazonian tribes but that has more...

New research provides preliminary evidence that psychedelic drugs can improve mental health by making individuals more accepting of distressing experiences. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, adds to a growing body of literature that indicates using substances like psilocybin...

New research published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence has found a complicated and counterintuitive relationship between cannabis use among adolescents and depression. The study found that adolescents who had used cannabis at any point were more likely to show symptoms...