It comes as no surprise that the prevalence of depression is on the rise, as was recently reported in The Journal of American Medicine. Increased awareness, diagnosis, and lack of effective therapies ...

Depression is a common mental health condition, with symptoms that can range from mild to severe. Around 16% of American adults have struggled with a type of depression at some point during their ...

A new Duke University study appears to ease concerns that clergy would steer congregants suffering from depression away from mental health providers and instead rely only on their faith. Clergy are ...

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, ...

Depression is a state of unhappiness and hopelessness - a psychiatric disorder manifested by persistent feelings of dejection, lack of energy, poor concentration and sometimes suicidal thoughts. There ...

There is no convincing evidence that low serotonin levels are the primary cause of depression. This is the conclusion of an "exhaustive" review by UK investigators, which upends the widely held belief ...

A largescale new study provides further evidence that being overweight causes depression and lowers wellbeing and indicates both social and physical factors may play a role in the effect. With one in ...

Postpartum depression (PPD), sometimes called perinatal depression, is a type of severe depression that happens to some people after giving birth. In most cases, PPD occurs within the first three ...

Seasonal depression is a mood disorder with a pattern. People typically associate it with winter, when colder months and shorter days leave people feeling sluggish, agitated and even hopeless. But ...