Depression

September 2025

• Sep 19, 2025ConceptsWhy Mental Health Rates Are ChangingGlobal mental health rates have shifted dramatically, especially among adolescents since 2012.17 MIN4.1k

February 2025

• Feb 25, 2025ConceptsA Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms and TreatmentA comprehensive guide to bipolar disorder covering the DSM-5 diagnostic spectrum, manic episode criteria, neurobiological models, genetic...18 MIN2.6k

January 2025

• Jan 31, 2025ConceptsWhat Is Behavioral ActivationBehavioral activation treats depression by reversing the withdrawal cycle through structured activity. Learn Lewinsohn's model, Jacobson's findings, and the evidence base.12 MIN9.9k
• Jan 7, 2025ConceptsLearned Helplessness: Why People Stop Trying to EscapeMartin Seligman and Steven Maier gave dogs inescapable electric shocks in 1967. When later placed in a box where escape was easy, the dogs did not...15 MIN2.2k

August 2024

• Aug 22, 2024ExplainersWhy Exercise Is Beneficial for Brain HealthExercise doesn't just improve fitness, it reshapes the brain. Understand the neuroscience of how physical activity boosts mood, sharpens memory,...19 MIN9.4k

July 2024

• Jul 21, 2024ExplainersPsychedelic Therapies: Current Research and ApplicationsA science-based guide to psychedelic-assisted therapy: how psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine are being used clinically, what the research shows, and...18 MIN10.6k

March 2024

• Mar 24, 2024Explainers2026 Mental Health Statistics OverviewComprehensive mental health statistics for 2026: global prevalence of depression and anxiety, treatment gaps, the youth mental health crisis,...14 MIN11.2k

January 2024

• Jan 17, 2024ConceptsUnderstanding the Complex Causes of DepressionDepression is not simply low serotonin. Understand the actual science: inflammation, neuroplasticity, the HPA axis, genetics, stress...15 MIN9.4k

January 2023

• Jan 4, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Its ImpactCBT explained: Beck's cognitive triad, thought records, behavioral experiments, meta-analytic evidence, and how it compares to DBT, ACT, and other...20 MIN5.4k

June 2022

• Jun 4, 2022ConceptsUnderstanding Major Depressive Disorder: A GuideA comprehensive guide to major depressive disorder: DSM-5 criteria, neurobiological models, the serotonin hypothesis debate, treatment evidence...13 MIN7.2k

February 2022

• Feb 17, 2022ConceptsBehavioral Activation: A Simple Approach to DepressionBehavioral activation treats depression by reversing the withdrawal cycle through structured activity.20 MIN12.4k