A study of community dwellers estimated that 15% of the elderly showed significant depressive symptoms. A smaller subset (1% to 2%) met criteria for a major depressive disorder. In nursing homes, the ...

Electroconvulsive therapy is a safe and effective treatment for elderly patients suffering from depression. This treatment often produces better results than in younger patients and could reduce the ...

A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new study. A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was associated with significantly greater response and remission rates in people aged 85 years or older with depression than in those aged 18-35 years and with fewer ...

Anhedonia reduces the ability to feel joy and affects nearly 90% of people with major depression. Most conventional therapies ...

Many people with major depressive disorder get no relief from current treatments. Newer combinations of existing medications might help, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, you can get help by calling 988. Mary Jones was depressed. It was 2021, and the COVID-19 pandemic had been disrupting lives for ...

In positive vs negative affect treatment, patients with moderate-to-severe depression or anxiety benefited more.

Taking tiny, frequent amounts of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) might temporarily elevate mood for people diagnosed with major depressive disorder. In a small pilot study, ...