Depression can strike at any age, but new data highlights its significant impact on older adults, where it is the most common mental health condition. Around one in five people in later life ...

We all go through ups and downs at work, but if hard days are becoming your new normal, you might be experiencing what 280 million people go through worldwide: depression. Depression is a mental ...

High-functioning depression can sit behind a polished life, making it hard for friends, colleagues, and even the person experiencing it to recognize what is going on. Instead of obvious collapse, the ...

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When I broke up with my first serious girlfriend (well, she did the breaking up), I was nave, egocentric, and convinced I could think my way out of anything. I was also 17 years old, which may explain ...

Even though times have changed, the old-school ideas about men being tough, stoic, and in control haven’t exactly disappeared. They still show up within families, at work, and in the way men talk to ...

Teens with depression have to navigate the challenges of living with a mood disorder, along with the usual academic and social pressures of high school. A depression diagnosis may be unsettling, but ...

Depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) share similar symptoms, but depression can occur at any time of the year, while SAD follows a recurring seasonal pattern. For a SAD diagnosis, a person ...