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Somatically healthy people with major depressive disorder showed a median 2 years’ excess cellular aging, compared with age-matched healthy control subjects, in a study published online in Translational Psychiatry.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was most prevalent in patients with early-onset bipolar II disorder, compared with other early-onset mood disorders and healthy control subjects, according to a published study.

A Phase II clinical trial conducted in London found that in a select group of patients, doses of psilocybin produced comparable antidepressant effects as escitalopram, a commonly prescribed medication for the treatment of...

Patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD) often expressed anger about developing movement-related symptoms and insecurity over how other people viewed their symptoms, according to an analysis of social media posts.

Health care workers have experienced a high prevalence of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and trauma-related disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 2 separate systematic reviews and meta-analyses. 

Exposure to the synthetic environmental chemical phthalate was linked with lower progesterone levels during pregnancy and an increased likelihood of postpartum depression.

Thanks to $6.4 million in private funding, a new Neuroscape Psychedelics Division has been formed at the University of Califorinia, San Francisco. The division will focus on the delivery of more personalized and precise psychedelic treatments...