Stanford Medicine researchers used high doses of magnetic stimulation, delivered on an accelerated timeline and targeted to individual neurocircuitry, to treat patients with severe depression.

Our lives have changed radically but we can adapt, says a former Guardian journalist who has lived alone on a boat for three years – and learned to love it

Memes have become an integral part of online communication — and a ripe area for research. Underlying the simplicity of a grainy picture and a few words of text are countless more complex psychological questions. What determines why some memes go viral? How do they shape people’s political or social views? And in what ways do our perceptions of memes change depending on our personalities — or even on our mental health?

“The dogs also just give you the love that you feel like you crave while you’re at university.” That’s what Luke Davies, secretary of the Sussex Uni Dog Walking Society, says about its weekly dog walks. The society’s members also say interacting with the 45 dogs help their mental health and stress related to their work.

As we all know, unless you can afford a medical concierge and the most expensive insurance and facilities, the for-profit, private-insurance-based health care system in the United States is somewhere between a headache and a nightmare. Inpatient mental health care is no exception. The quality of life is ultimately defined by your insurance company’s concern to avoid liability.

It’s not just isolation and loneliness - research shows working from home is far worse for team cohesion and innovation than working in the office: says Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Dr Libby Sander of Bond Business School.

The vegan diet is low in – or, in some cases, entirely devoid of – several important brain nutrients. Could these shortcomings be affecting vegan’s ability to think?

The finding suggests that a major — and politically controversial — aspect of trans health care for minors could help reduce the community’s disproportionate suicide risk.

A psychology study analyzed nearly 200,000 text messages from people who had previously tried to kill themselves and found that rising anger and diminished positive emotion in their communications coincided with attempted suicide.

EEGs successfully picked out which depressed individuals got better on the drug Zoloft

Too much time sitting still – sedentary behaviour – is linked to an increased risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents, finds a new UCL-led study.

The possible explanations could help us better understand the condition.

Studies of the world's most unflappable people point to ways we can all better manage stress – and are even inspiring the first stress vaccine

Researchers say brain pathways begin to erode in late 40s, but can be repaired through dietary changes

New research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology has identified several factors that could help explain the relationship between mindfulness meditation practice and mental well-being. The study suggests that meditation is associated with improved mental health because of its relationship with self‐compassion, meaning in life, and experiential avoidance.

Workers who omit breakfast show a heightened risk of depressive symptoms, according to a study published in Psychiatry Research.

Scientists are looking more closely at how viruses and infections could influence our minds.

In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that smarter, more educated people aren’t protected from the disease, but do get a cognitive “head start” that may keep their minds functioning better temporarily.

Doctors are hoping for something to use during routine exams, where most dementia symptoms are evaluated.

The best therapists for silly human problems don’t say a word.