Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oscar Wong via Getty Images While it’s not an official medical diagnosis, high-functioning depression is more common than most ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not ...

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Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to ...

The following advice relates to approximately 280 million people worldwide. That’s the World Health Organization’s pre-pandemic 2019 estimate of how many people live with depression. If depressed ...

A new study suggests that building muscle strength could play a direct role in reducing depression risk, particularly in ...

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 ...

For someone in the midst of depression, it can be hard to get out of bed in the mornings, let alone stay in touch with friends and family. Depression is a sneaky illness. It convinces people that they ...

A little green might not be a cure for the blues. New research suggests medical marijuana isn’t the mental health miracle ...

Sometimes in counseling, I see couples where both partners tend toward depression. When two people with negative worldviews meet, there is a sense of “coming home.” Whether they meet the criteria for ...