depression

When someone is down in the dumps, know exactly what to say to make them feel better.

Depression is probably the most common form of mental illness. We've all had it at some point. A failed relationship, financial setbacks, the death of a loved one, and countless other unpleasant experiences can send folks into a tailspin...

Movie deals with depression, suicide and how one person can change your life

I'm sure the cows like it too.

It's no secret that loneliness has never been a good thing. But, a new study indicates that the problems it can cause may be even more serious than we thought.

Here are some simple ways to lift your mood during the long winter months.

Is it the BLUES or something more? Clinical depression is a common medical illness affecting over 19 million American adults. National Depression Screening Week calls attention to this illness, educates the public about its symptoms and effective treatments, offers the opportunity to be screened, and connects those in need of treatment to appropriate services...

In what could be a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression, scientists have discovered that compounds found in a certain South African species of flowers snowdrops and daffodils affect parts of the brain involved in the illness. The question is, which ones?

Researchers now say they can tell whether people are depressed without even talking to them first — all they have to do is watch how those individuals use the internet.

A study of 20,000 US families found kids with fathers suffering from depression are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than other children. Michael Weitzman at the New York University School of Medicine, who authored the study, said these findings are especially important at a time when unemployment is high and some military dads are returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with emot