Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Diagnosing depression often starts with a screening tool, which is a short ...

Depression screening tools can objectively detect depression and track symptoms over time. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person, so in some cases, the disorder can be difficult to ...

Ever wondered about the screening questions at the doctor's office that ask about things like your sleep, concentration, and appetite? They're actually part of a depression screening called SIGECAPS.

Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) clinic improved the ability of dermatologists to detect patients at risk for depression, results from a ...

Spravato (esketamine) is a nasal spray used for depression and was approved by the FDA in 2019. It is specifically for treatment-resistant depression, meaning depression symptoms that have not gotten ...

People's experiences of humor vary, and humor serves many different functions in our daily lives. Sometime we use humor as a coping mechanism when things are not going well, and other times we enjoy a ...

What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (MF/CFS) is also called chronic fatigue syndrome. MF/CFS causes extreme fatigue that has no clear cause. ME/CFS ...

Depression doesn’t affect everyone in the same way — and now scientists say it may influence physical health differently, too. In a seven-year study of nearly 6,000 adults, researchers found that ...