Among my friends and acquaintances with kids in college, several are battling depression, often to a debilitating degree that is heart wrenching. They miss classes, isolate in their dorm rooms for ...

We should scrap the psychiatric diagnosis system and try to help patients the best we can without labelling and drugging them.

Anti-inflammatory therapies that are highly effective for inflammatory skin diseases might also be relevant to depression because of shared inflammatory pathways.

As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film writer Erin Trahan's calendar.

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

Four out of five adults in Florida who need addiction treatment go without care. The Haven Detox - Florida urges people ...

It's the first study demonstrating the power of single-session interventions in improving mental health long-term.

Researchers found a positive association between the presence of common environmental pollutants in the human body and ...

Low vitamin D levels may affect your sex drive by influencing hormones, mood, energy, and blood flow. Learn how vitamin D deficiency affects libido and whether supplements can help.

A recent study in Translational Psychiatry shows that one dose of DMT reversed loss of pleasure and cognitive deficits in stressed mice. The psychedelic promoted new brain cell growth, highlighting ...

Psychedelics are a “game changer” in depression care, according to William Blair, but the complicated treatment regimens mean ...

New experiments suggest a biological missing link that helps lock in the long-term benefits of psychedelic-assisted PTSD treatment ...