Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes ...

The core experiences of depression — changes in energy, activity, thinking, and mood — have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years. Given ...

A new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science offers a nuanced look at how genetic risk for ...

New genetic research has revealed that depression may be a direct cause of Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists from the UK. The two conditions have always been linked: Patients with Type 2 ...

What are the most common causes of depression? Studies consistently show that depression is most associated with the number of stressors experienced in life, and the effect is cumulative—the more ...

Seasonal depression, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a type of depression caused by the change in season, according to Cleveland Clinic. Because you are stuck inside and it gets dark early, ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Depression is characterized by a persistent low mood that can affect quality of life. If symptoms usually only occur in the winter months, it may be seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or major ...

What makes a recession a depression? And what constitutes a recession in the first place? Unfortunately, there's no simple answer. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has declared a dozen ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...