Usually, people wake up one day and feel totally depressed, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Here's what you need to know.

She says the stress was so overwhelming, she began hearing voices at night and couldn’t get out of bed in the morning.

A study by Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) on the effects of social media went viral on X over the weekend. While the post represents the results as "shocking," the study ...

Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. New research has linked the ...

T heir names are unknown but their pain is nonetheless evident. A user on Reddit, a social-media site, was “fairly close to being just another young man that killed himself because of depression”. On ...

The new study found that when one spouse had poor mental health and trouble sleeping, the healthy partner suffered similar symptoms after just six months.

To support new mothers, prioritizing mental health is essential. Doctors emphasize the importance of focusing on self-care and leaning on tools and connections to combat feelings of overwhelm.

While social media companies say they’ll seek changes or try to block enforcement, supporters say the pop-ups could encourage ...

Some mental-health-care providers are trying new approaches to treat patients whose worst fears have come true.

A 95-year-old man, Joseph Nganga, was found dead outside his house in Kinangop Village, Nakuru County, on Wednesday in a ...

P OOR MENTAL health is a scourge. Prescriptions for anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medicines have soared in rich countries in recent decades. Yet they do not work for everyone. Perhaps a third of ...

A study suggests that eating a lot of processed foods and added sugars may raise the risk of depression in women aged 40 to ...