A blood test to identify depression is on the horizon, and could represent a major breakthrough in the diagnosis of depressive disorder.

A review of twenty years worth of research reveals that physically punishing kids probably does more harm than good and appears to increase kids' aggression.

Sometimes Nan Miller couldn't get out of bed or eat. She had failed nine antidepressants and suffered increasingly severe cycles of depression over seven years.

It seems that racial and ethnic disparities still exist across the health care field, including mental health care - particularly for older people.

Dealing with a chronic illness can often lead to feelings of sadness and depression, which commonly go hand in hand with the desire to curl up into a ball at home.

Many things in childhood and from our parental upbringing greatly influence our lifelong mental health. But could the level of education your parents attained be one of them?

Those recently suffering a lacunar stroke should talk to their health care provider about vitamin supplementation, studies suggest. 

“Humans need social connections, and without them, people experience physical and psychological problems,” explains Eric Wesselmann , Ph.D., researcher from Purdue University.

Those who work 11+ hours each day are over twice as likely to have an episode of major depression, research suggests.

At one time lithium was a common drug treatment for bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder. But its use has decreased significantly, partly due to concerns about safety and its possible negative effect on kidney function.