More than two million Americans age 65 and older suffer from depression, but research says almost 80 percent don't receive adequate help for this serious, but treatable disorder. Seniors tend to ...

Researchers say that thanks to new imaging they have discovered six “biotypes” of depression. The new study was published in Nature Medicine and found that brain imaging could be used to better ...

For some women, postpartum depression can cast a long shadow over what they thought would be the happiest time of their life.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that depression has a simple explanation. The same mantra — that the mood disorder comes from a chemical imbalance in the brain — is repeated in doctors’ offices, ...

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Share on Pinterest Researchers have found six subtypes of depression using brain scans. Yuliya Taba/Getty Images Using brain scans, scientists recently revealed six subtypes of depression. They show ...