Persistent depressive disorder, known as dysthymia or low-grade depression, is less severe than major depression but more chronic. It occurs twice as often in women as in men. Persistent depressive ...

A multidisciplinary specialist depression service (SDS) may be an effective way of managing patients with persistent moderate to severe depression, new research suggests. Investigators found that ...

About 80 per cent of people with migraine experience depression. Learn about common symptoms and options for treating both ...

We don’t experience depression uniformly, and a new study finds that some symptoms may be more strongly linked with ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

Clinical depression isn't the same as depression caused by a loss such as the death of a loved one, a divorce, or finding out you have a serious medical condition. Also known as major depressive ...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

People who have chronic stress and depression are more likely to have mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. The study did not say that chronic stress and depression, or a ...

Four in ten adults with chronic pain experience clinically significant depression and anxiety, reported a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. "Right now, we have ...

The association between depression and chronic headaches is partly explained by increased body mass index and reduced dietary iron intake, while physical activity does not independently account for ...

Neuropathic pain, caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is a major clinical challenge and often ...