DEPRESSION: Navigating Underwater

There is a spectrum of feelings and thoughts, called suicidal ideation, that many people experience, and it’s not the same as planning out a death. Here’s what people say it feels like and how they want to receive help.

I talk to Dr. Uma Naidoo about the food-mood connection, looking at how what we eat impacts everything from anxiety and depression to ADHD and more.

Active imagination technique is a way of using dreams and creative thinking to unlock the unconscious mind. It was developed by Carl Jung between 1913 and 1916

Depression with melancholic features is defined by a complete loss of pleasure and reactivity. We look at how melancholic depression compares to other types.

Conversational narcissism is more common than you think. In fact, almost every one of us can act in this manner from time to time.

Here's what experts and research say about the different ways depression symptoms may occur and other conditions that may also involve depression symptoms.

Evidence-based medicine is valuable to the extent that the evidence base is complete and unbiased. Selective publication of clinical trials — and the outcomes within those trials — can lead to unre...

Several studies show that healthy eating is connected with better mood.

This Mental Health Month, we have an opportunity to focus on our signs, stressors, and solutions. By Arianna Huffington.

21-year-old Mark Metry is the founder of VU Dream and host of the Humans 2.0 podcast. Read about his inspiring journey!

I am offering this six minute guided meditation as a means to help each of us deepen our connection with the ever-present states within us that can ground, i...

It is crucial to first and foremost see anxiety and depression as symptoms of unmet needs for relational value, rather than diseases of the brain.

Early life adversity -- including neglect and physical, emotional, and sexual abuse -- is the single biggest risk factor for psychiatric disorders, new research suggests.

What do infants know about the world in which they live – and how do they grow and change with age? These are the kinds of questions answered by developmental scientists. This module describes different research techniques that are used to study psychological phenomena in infants and children, research designs that are used to examine age-related changes in development, and unique challenges and special issues associated with conducting research with infants and children. Child development is a fascinating field of study, and many interesting questions remain to be examined by future generations of developmental scientists – maybe you will be among them!

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6 answers to question "How to get rid of post alcohol depression ?"

You're definitely not alone in your post-partying blues.

A Harvard historian urges psychiatrists to focus less on making money and more on helping patients

Mindfulness meditation programs have shown promise for the treatment of anxiety. Now, new research may help explain why. According to a study published in

A new article in The Atlantic says more Americans with mental illness are turning to Buddhism for mental health treatment. Experts might advise otherwise.

Looking for apps to track mood? Try these best mood tracker apps and see the relation between your activities and your mood.

We publish articles around emotional education: calm, fulfilment, perspective and self-awareness. | The Importance of Having A Breakdown — Read now

The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.

New research is zeroing in on a biochemical basis for the placebo effect — possibly opening a Pandora’s box for Western medicine.

For the sake of your health, you need to release them.