Lack of motivation is a possible depression symptom, but when it significantly affects your day-to-day activities, it may be ...

A meta-analysis identifies impaired effort-based decision making across psychiatric disorders, pointing to actionable targets ...

Depression affects everyone differently, and finding the right treatment can take time. Learn how to recognize when it might ...

Exercise’s positive effect on depression is well-known, but not how it produces its anti-depressant effects. After reviewing a broad range of studies into how depression and physical activity affect ...

If you struggle with depression, you probably know how heavy it can feel, as if an invisible weight is pulling you down. One of the most painful ironies of depression is that it often drains people of ...

Something changed when Sasha W. noticed the hot pink running shoes sitting in the corner of her bedroom. She was 27 at the time and struggling with the worst depressive valley of her life. As she lay ...

For many people, depression does not feel like dramatic despair. It feels like heaviness; like waking up already exhausted by a day that hasn't yet begun. “And depression doesn’t just affect mood, it ...

If you have depression, you probably know that exercise can do a lot of good for your symptoms. Plenty of research shows that exercise can boost mood and ease depression. But many find that their ...

New research shows that individuals who have recovered from depression are generally less willing to exert effort to pursue potential rewards compared to those who have never experienced depression, ...

Depression is usually described as a mental health condition, but new research suggests it may also be closely connected to ...