depression

Can you predict suicide? Is there a way to stop it from happening? Although this behavior, like all human behavior, is complex and depends on a lot of variables, some…

"I have a baby and can't be sad." Even though this phrase is about postpartum depression, such feelings are seldom…

Antidepressants work by triggering physiological changes, which improve your mood. The chemical action of the drugs cause the changes, and their duration is limited. These drugs also cause side effects…

Recent studies are showing that vagus nerve stimulation can reduce the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression. There's a significant improvement in…

The term "anaclitic depression" was coined by René Spitz in 1945. Spitz was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst who worked as a…

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and engraver whose work intensely evokes psychological themes. As a painter, we associate him…

When we talk about the comorbidity of depression, we refer to the existing probability for this disorder to rise along…

Many historical figures suffered from depression. However, this condition didn't keep them from pursuing their dreams and achieving many of…

COVID-19 could bring another epidemic that, without being fatalistic, we're already starting to perceive. We're talking about a depression epidemic.…

Desperation is a poison that turns off your hopes, motivations, and energy little by little. It's the scab that permanent…

No one had prepared us for such a situation. COVID-19 is changing our lifestyle in a way no-one could have…

Suicide is both a social and cultural phenomenon that affects a high percentage of the population. Actually, the mortality rate…

Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, still carries a certain stigma, partly because of the image it has received in films and…

The body language of depression includes micro-expressions, postures, and gestures. It's worth being able to recognize them, as these states…

"Blue Monday" is the name some people have been calling the third Monday of the year. According to psychologist Cliff…

For some time now, many researchers have focused their studies on why people suffer inflammation during depressive episodes. In this…

Rage and depression are two realities that usually go hand in hand. Stereotypes tell us that a person who's depressed…

Sometimes, you blame yourself for feeling down or depressed. However, you don't realize that, in some situations, it's OK to feel bad. Have you ever wondered what lies behind certain…

The neurobiology of disappointment shows once again that there are aspects in life that the brain experiences in a particularly…

Living without desire is a global reflection of apathy. The lack of motivation about what happens in the present or…