Postpartum depression affects about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. within the first year after giving birth. It isn’t just the “baby blues.” It’s a serious mental illness that leaves new moms extremely sad, ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not others, according to research published in Science. The findings challenge the ...

Trauma is a strong physical and emotional response to an event or series of events that threaten your perceived sense of safety or that of people around you, such as a natural disaster, ongoing abuse, ...

Suicide rates have been falling globally but rising in the U.S. since the turn of the millennium, and now stand at 14.2 deaths per 100,000 population. Since 1999, the suicide rate his risen 35 percent ...

Even lead exposure levels deemed safe may lead to serious mental health consequences in child development, a Brown study contends. In a longitudinal study that began recruitment over 20 years ago, ...