Patients with non-seasonal depression who were treated with bright light therapy reported a 40% remission rate, according to a recent study.

David Walt, the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering at HMS and professor of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is operating at a microscopic level, observing cell abnormalities ...

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Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder that impacts one in seven people within the first year of giving birth. PPD may cause extreme sadness, difficulty ...

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Black men less likely to seek mental health help, leading to increased anxiety and depression. Experts call for more accessible therapy and destigmatization.

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I am a believer in the power of certain psychedelic medications to help depression, awaken spiritual experiences, and break damaging compulsive behaviors such as smoking or alcohol use. I have used ...

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People taking phentermine can lose over 7% of their body weight, or at least 8 pounds.