BOSTON - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before, but a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom. 2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2½ hours of classes ...

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, researchers from the Universities of Bath and Southampton explored the impact of daily mindfulness practice on mental ...

Researchers report children who used a mindfulness app at home for 40 days showed improvements in several aspects of mental health, including reductions in stress and negative emotions such as ...

When I was training to be a doctor, many of my teaching physicians liked to repeat the phrase “common things are common.” They meant that taking care of patients requires more than just recognizing a ...

What are my options? Whether you’re here for yourself or for a loved one, congratulations. Congratulations are in order ...

New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and ...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction can help lower depression while boosting sleep quality and emotional regulation in older adults, a new study finds. Also known as MBSR, the technique teaches people ...

A new study adds to evidence that exercise is a treatment option for depression. There is emerging evidence that exercise is a treatment option for depression, according to a recent study. The study, ...

Mindfulness, I'm sure you've at least heard the phrase before. But what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is essentially just another word for meditation or being in the moment. Mindfulness is a great way ...

Chances are that someone you love has experienced depression. Approximately 8 percent of U.S. adults—some 21 million people—have a major depressive disorder each year. For people under age 18, ...

Older adults work with exercise trainers as part of a study to see whether exercise, mindfulness training, or both might improve cognitive performance in seniors. A new study did not show such ...