Wright, a psychotherapist in New York, cringes when clients with depression report back on what their friends or family ...

It's essential for people to know when they are depressed because then they stop misinterpreting their lives. For example, if you know you’re depressed, you don’t think, "I’m upset because of my ...

American teens are having a hard time. From 2008 to 2019, the rate of U.S. high school students reporting chronic feelings of sadness and hopelessness rose 65% from one in five to one in three, ...

These strategies combine to form a regimen that made my depression easier and more predictable. I have had clinical depression for eleven years, and will until I die. Per Medical News Today ...

If you’ve never experienced clinical depression, it is hard to understand what it is like. Well-intentioned people will say things like, “just think positive,” or “just snap out of it.” Though they ...

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control their lives, while others view the world through rose-colored lenses, living under the illusion that they have more control ...

We often mix up depression with sadness because both are linked to distress. Plus, since they're so commonly used, we mistakenly think they're the same. However, there are certain behaviors that will ...

Depression can be debilitating. Some depressed people lose interest in the things they love. Others can’t get out of bed. Many self harm or take their own lives. This month is Suicide Prevention Month ...

Henry is a local scientist who came to see me about six months ago because of his increasing stress and unhappiness. Despite being very successful at his work, having a wonderful partner and family, a ...