Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Among my friends and acquaintances with kids in college, several are battling depression, often to a debilitating degree that is heart wrenching. They miss classes, isolate in their dorm rooms for ...

Depression can be an invisible barrier that makes social interaction feel daunting. It can lead to a vicious cycle where social withdrawal exacerbates depressive symptoms, creating a larger hurdle for ...

For National Suicide Prevention Week, activist Amanda Wang opens up about her experience struggling with suicidal thoughts and depression. I’ve struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts since I ...

Results of an analysis of health survey data from more than 560,000 U.S. college students concludes that depression symptoms have steadily increased over the past 15 years, particularly among women, ...

Trigger warning: This article mentions mental health issues like anxiety and depression, and talks about suicidal thoughts/suicide. Reader discretion is advised The Therapeutic Goods Administration ...

Millions of men and women experience clinical depression every year. Being depressed is a miserable experience, as I know not just from my clinical work but from personal experience. It’s hard to feel ...

BUT A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED FOR SOME TO BE REHIRED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS SAID REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WILL MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. NEW FEDERAL DATA SHOWS A DROP IN ...

Contradiction of Thoughts is framed as essential reading for families, particularly those with childbearing members, where mental health risks may be overlooked or misunderstood. The narrative ...

Actress Juliana Olayode has opened up about her three-year battle with depression and suicidal thoughts, revealing she hid her pain. In an Instagram post, Olayode described how depression made her ...

I've never read Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621). But Andrew Solomon's description of it--as a "subtle, self-contradictory, badly organized, hugely wise volume" that synthesizes existing ...