Those on the extreme end of the depression spectrum face symptoms that impact their daily activities too and not just their ...

The participants were implanted with a pacemaker-like device, under the skin in the chest that stimulated their left vagus ...

Participants in clinic trial went from being unable to get out of bed to being productive and interacting with loved ones ...

Life has many ups and downs, and it's normal to feel the lows from time to time. However, for some people, this sadness may ...

Stimulating either of a pair of crucial nerves that carry messages from the brain to several major organs could be an ...

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a ...

Ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, has emerged as a therapeutic option for those suffering from severe depression who find no ...

We’re used to hearing that depression is a chemical problem, one that starts in the brain and can only be fixed with ...

and daily functioning in individuals with severe, treatment-resistant depression. While the primary outcome measure showed no difference between active and inactive VNS groups, secondary measures ...

A single dose of psilocybin may offer relief for patients with severe treatment-resistant depression, according to an open-label study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The research, ...