Bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are serious and prevalent
psychiatric diseases that share common phenomenological characteristics: symptoms (such …

Hippocampus is a complex brain structure embedded deep into temporal lobe. It has a
major role in learning and memory. It is a plastic and vulnerable structure that gets damaged …

Background: Some, although not all, studies report small hippocampal volume in patients
with major depressive disorder (MDD) relative to healthy controls. Here, we explore the …

Depression is characterized by disturbed sleep and eating, a variety of other nonspecific
somatic symptoms, and significant somatic comorbidities. Why there is such close …

BACKGROUND: While there is evidence to suggest that major depressive disorder (MDD) is
associated with structural brain abnormalities, the precise nature of these abnormalities …

Depression and suicidal behavior have recently been shown to be associated with
disturbances in structural and synaptic plasticity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition associated with mild to
moderate cognitive impairment and with a prevalence rate of up to 22% in veterans. This …

Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

Psychiatric disorders continue to be among the most challenging disorders to diagnose and
treat because there is no single genetic or anatomical locus that is causative for the disease …

Over one-quarter of adult Americans are diagnosed with a mental illness like Major
Depressive Disorder (MDD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and …