It's no secret there are many depressed people in the world. In the United States, in 2020, about 21 million adults and 4.1 million adolescents (NIMH, 2022) suffered at least one major depressive ...

Tell someone with depression that they are not alone and that they are important to you. Encourage them to seek care, like medication or therapy, for their depression. Offer to help with errands or ...

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like showing up to work, replying “I’m fine,” and then going home exhausted for reasons you can’t explain. So when someone opens up ...

There’s a little-known and surprising way to support someone who is depressed. Do nothing. Yes, you read that right. I should know. I’ve been depressed many times. I’ve been mildly depressed. I’ve ...