March 30, 2023
JUPITER, Fla.— A common amino acid, glycine, can deliver a “slow-down” signal to the brain, likely influencing major depression, anxiety and other mood…
UF Health
March 7, 2023
Authored by John B. Williamson, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of FloridaThe news that Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania…
Department of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, +3 more
January 30, 2020
NFL retirees who worry excessively about their pain or believe it will never get better, also known as pain catastrophizing, are more likely to have moderate…
Department of Epidemiology, +4 more
Depression impacts nearly 6.7 million adults in the United States, and the stress of the holidays can make that depression worse. Many factors play into the…
Has a depression skeptic ever told you that it’s all in your head? Well, as a matter of fact, it is. Depression is a brain disease that takes a colorful world…
This year, Oct. 1–7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, a time to shine a light on mental illness and replace stigma with hope. Each year we fight stigma,…
1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year. These adults are friends, mothers and fathers and spouses. They work beside you and bag…
Nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year. Each suicide affects at least 6 other people, including family members, close friends, and the individual’s…
