SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10 to 20 percent of birthing parents globally with debilitating effects, including depression, severe mood swings, withdrawal from family and friends, and an ...

In newly published research, Binghamton University doctoral student Elana Israel, MS '22, explores which depressive symptoms ...

New postpartum depression findings could lead to a blood test to identify women at risk and possibly even to a preventive treatment. New postpartum depression research from the University of Virginia ...

Recent research published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research indicates that specific clusters of depressive symptoms are ...

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...

Feeling persistently sad, exhausted, or hopeless doesn’t always mean you’re dealing with clinical depression. Several medical conditions create nearly identical symptoms that can fool both patients ...