These cold, dreary days can take a real toll, leaving you feeling depressed and hopeless.

For people trapped in the cycle of severe depression, hope is a cruel tease. It arrives briefly with a new pill or a round of ...

Communication with a spouse who is depressed requires listening skills, discernment, and self-control. Talking through something and being validated can be so powerful as to save a person’s life, ...

Depression doesn’t just affect the person living with it — it can ripple through every part of a romantic relationship as well. It’s natural to want to help, but it can be hard to know exactly how to ...

How to recognize depression in older adults. Aug. 3, 2010 — -- About 7 million people over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with depression, and many more could be suffering. Dr. Marie Savard ...

About 80 per cent of people with migraine experience depression. Learn about common symptoms and options for treating both conditions at the same time.

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 ...

Depression in childhood is often overlooked as a mood bounce or behavioural problem. Parents may ignore early red flags, ...

If you’re alarmed by those numbers, you’re not alone. “I’m not surprised that there was a drastic increase [in depression], although I was surprised that it was 60 percent,” Heather Hagen, MS, LMFT, ...

When people find out that I am a clinical psychologist, one of the most common responses I get is, “How do I help someone in my life struggling with mental health issues?” There is a reason this ...

Mental health and depression have taken the forefront of social conversations lately. People are willing to speak more on the issue and even singer undefinednot too long ago. More people are coming ...

The two may look similar on the surface, but they are fundamentally different in cause and treatment. Depression is a mental health disorder; laziness is a behavior. Many people living with depression ...