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Depression Resources
Articles on depression, mood, and the evidence behind treatments that work.
Mindfulness-based therapy and suicidal thoughts in depression
Suicidal thoughts are a serious part of depression for many people, and clinicians want to know which treatments can help. Zhang and colleag…
Matching Therapy to the Person: What Works Best for Whom in Depression
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) produce comparable average outcomes for depression. That raises an…
A Home-Based Program That Eased Depression in Older Adults
Treating depression in later life is not always straightforward, and a single approach often falls short. A research team led by Roh tested …
Online CBT can ease milder depression, at least in the short term
Not everyone with low mood meets the criteria for a diagnosis of major depression. When symptoms are present but fall below that threshold, …
CBT for Depression During Breast Cancer
Depression is common among women being treated for breast cancer, and it is sometimes treated as an understandable reaction rather than some…
What Happens When the First Antidepressant Doesn't Fully Work for Teen Depression?
Depression in adolescents is common, and treatment outcomes are often not as good as clinicians would like. It has not been clear whether st…
Treating Sleep Problems Alongside Depression Improves Both
Trouble sleeping is common when someone is depressed. Research increasingly suggests it needs treating at the same time as the depression it…
When the First Antidepressant Doesn't Work for a Teenager
Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents is a serious health problem, with effects that reach into schoolwork, family life and …
Brief Therapy for Depression in Uni Students: A Small Trial
Depression is common among university students, and campus clinics often have more demand than they can meet. A randomised controlled trial …
Computerised CBT at Work: A Workplace Trial
Stress-related absence from work is expensive for employers and difficult for the people living through it. CBT is the recommended treatment…
Counting the Cost of Unsupported Online CBT
Health systems have to decide what to fund. Online CBT is attractive to funders because it is cheap and scales easily, but cheap is only use…
Most People Improve with Treatment for Depression. A Few Do Not.
Research on depression treatment usually reports averages, and the average patient does moderately well with either cognitive behavioural th…
Two Very Different Therapies, Much the Same Result for Depression
When someone is offered therapy for depression, the approach on offer often depends on where they were referred rather than on any clear evi…
Can Treating Anxiety in Pregnancy Prevent Depression?
A trial conducted in Pakistan has tested whether treating anxiety early in pregnancy can prevent postnatal depression. Researchers led by Su…
Medication and CBT for Teen Depression: Give It Time
A common question for anyone facing depression is whether medication or talking therapy works better. This study examined young people with …
Insomnia and Depression: Why Treating Both Matters
Depression and insomnia often occur together. Someone with depression may lie awake with a racing mind, and someone who isn't sleeping prope…
Treating Social Anxiety Can Lift Depression Too
A recent meta-analysis brings welcome news for people managing both anxiety and low mood. Researchers pooled findings from 25 studies examin…
Menopause or Depression? What Midlife Women Should Know
The years around menopause can feel like an emotional rollercoaster, and hormones are only part of the explanation. A major expert review ha…
Treatment-Resistant Depression: What Options Remain
Depression does not always lift with standard treatment. For a significant number of people, it continues despite trying antidepressants and…
CBT for Depression in Primary Care: The Evidence
Anyone who has felt low and wondered whether therapy would actually help now has solid evidence to draw on, including for therapy accessed t…
Why Joy Is the Hardest Part of Depression to Get Back
Depression takes many things, but one of its most disheartening effects is the loss of pleasure itself: food, hobbies, time with people you …
Online or In-Person? Research Shows Both Work for Depression
Whether online therapy works as well as sitting face to face with a therapist is one of the larger open questions in mental health care. For…
A Simpler Treatment That Works as Well for Depression
If you've looked into therapy for depression, you've probably come across CBT — Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. It's the gold standard, and i…
CBT and Mindfulness for Depression: How They Work
Depression is often described as a fog that will not lift. Researchers have found that two forms of therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy a…
Does CBT Work for Teenage Depression? The Evidence
Parents of a teenager struggling with depression are often told that cognitive behavioural therapy is the recommended treatment. The reasona…
Can an App Help Teenage Depression? A Clinical Trial
Computerised cognitive-behavioural therapy, or CCBT, delivers CBT skills through an online program rather than face-to-face sessions. Becaus…
Treating Insomnia Can Ease Depression and Anxiety
Sleep problems and mental health difficulties often travel together. Many people with depression, generalised anxiety disorder or post-traum…