Depression is a debilitating medical condition that affects many people. It is so difficult to deal with that it is actually classified as a disability. Few people understand this, however, because it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with depression had worse spine disease severity after surgery vs. patients without depression.

Obviously, poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis can lead to deformities of the joints, particularly the hands and feet. This in turn could lead to a poor self-image, which in turn could lead to ...

Every dollar invested in enhancing care for depression and anxiety yields a $4 return in improved health and labor output, according to the World Health Organization. This enhanced care is as simple ...

Depression is the main cause of illness and disability in adolescents worldwide, and road traffic injuries are the top cause of death, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having sleep problems in addition to osteoarthritis may lead to greater disability over time, according to a new study. “If your pain is keeping you awake today, you’re at ...

A higher genetic burden for depression is linked to increased MS disease activity and disability worsening, as shown in a meta-analysis of four cohorts. The study used a polygenic score (PGS) to ...

Depression in older adults may sometimes signal the early stages of Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia. Researchers found that depression often appears years before diagnosis and remains ...

Rates of diagnosis for depression fell by 27.7% after the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with pre-pandemic rates, according to data published in the British Medical Journal. But rates of diagnosis for ...

The World Health Day will be celebrated on 7 April, the high point in World Health Organization’s year-long campaign on depression. The theme is “Depression: let’s talk”. According to a WHO report ...