New hope for earlier treatment might be on the horizon for people suffering the most severe form of depression. In a study of patients watching emotionally evocative movies, the responses of people ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges, but its early signs are often overlooked. It is often linked to reduced facial expressivity. However, whether mild depression or ...

Learn the nine key warning signs that may indicate it’s time for a depression screening. Understand when low mood, fatigue, or changes in sleep could signal something more serious.

Doctors may soon be able to diagnose a severe form of depression simply by looking at someone's face. This type of depression, called melancholia, is marked by a complete loss of interest in daily ...

A team of researchers at New Hampshire's Dartmouth College has developed an AI-powered phone application that could detect early signs of depression through facial expressions. Called MoodCapture, ...

Hong Kong is a developed society with the longest life expectancy in the world. According to the Census and Statistics Department, there were 2.14 million seniors aged 60 or above by mid-2022, ...

A new study suggests treatment-resistant depression may be rooted in the immune system. Trauma, stress biology, and mini-brain models reveal a hidden neuroimmune story.

Researchers have now developed a novel artificial intelligence-based facial analysis tool to uncover subtle differences in eye and mouth movements linked to subthreshold depression. These non-verbal ...